油橄榄在世界分布很广,以地中海区域为最多,其产量占世界总产量的90%以上.目前,五大洲30多个国家都有种植.全世界种植油橄榄面积约在8,000万亩以上,总株数约为7亿株,其中欧洲约有5亿株.西班牙是世界上种植株数最多的国家,约2亿株,每人平均6株.年产橄榄油48.5万吨(1972年数字,下同.),为世界橄榄油产量的31%.其次是意大利,有1.8亿株,每 Olives are widely distributed in the world, the Mediterranean region is the most, its output accounts for more than 90% of the world’s total output.Currently, more than 30 countries have planted on five continents.Original olive growing area of ​​about 80000000 acres, the total number of plants About 700 million plants, of which about 500 million in Europe Spain is the world’s largest plant population of countries, about 200 million, an average of 6 strains per person, an annual output of 485,000 tons of olive oil (1972 figures, the same below. ), Which is 31% of the world’s olive oil production, followed by Italy with 180 million plants each