Expected

In Jordan, overall yield is expected to grow, even though the 2022 harvest may produce less olive oil than expected.

In 2021/2022, the country exported 4.5 thousand tons of [olive oil](https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/briefs/new-research-to-study-impact-of-soil-health-on-olive-oil-quality/114925). In a Jordan Times report, local olive growers lament the impact of [exceptional weather conditions](https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/world/heat-drought-causing-forest-die-offs-globally/107576) on rainfed olive orchards. [Jordan](https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/award-winning-producer-emphasizes-sustainable-expansion-in-the-jordan-desert/110841) to meet its own olive oil needs. The IOC states that an average harvest yield is 23.85 thousand tons. Still, olive oil production figures are significantly lower than expected. International Olive Council ( [IOC](https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/cooking-with-olive-oil/ioc-celebrates-60th-anniversary-and-world-olive-day/74427)) figures show that in the 2021/2022 season, Jordan’s [national olive oil](https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/briefs/jordan-halts-imports-of-olive-oil-from-palestine/113899) consumption reached 21 thousand tons.