Amman, Feb. 17 -- Olive oil production in the 2025 season totaled 16,342 tonnes, down 54.4% from last season’s 35,828 tonnes and 34.4% below the 2012-2024 average of 24,923 tonnes, according to the Department of Statistics’ olive oil mill survey released Tuesday.

The volume of olives pressed posted a similar decline, with 84,154 tonnes processed this season compared with 184,903 tonnes last season and an average of 127,746 tonnes over 2012-2024.

By governorate, Irbid ranked first with 5.5K tonnes of olive oil output, followed by Ajloun at 3.3K tonnes, while Aqaba recorded the lowest production at 52 tonnes.

Reviewing survey results since the program began in 2008, the department attributed fluctuations in pressed olive volumes and oil output to alternate bearing and rainfall variability.

It said the current season represents the lowest output since the 2009 season in both olives pressed and olive oil produced.

The department said Jordan had 153 olive oil mills in 2025, including 149 operating mills, with data collected weekly through a comprehensive survey conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.

//Petra// AO