Official Index of the World's Best Olive Oils for 2018

Results at a Glance

The statistical breakdown of the world's best olive oils by country, award and category.

Best in Class16

Gold Award335

Silver Award172

Country of OriginCountry BestB GoldG SilverS AwardsA EntriesE
Italy 6 100 46 152 252 60
Spain 3 66 24 93 151 62
United States 1 42 32 75 132 57
Greece 0 32 23 55 155 35
Croatia 2 27 11 40 45 89
Portugal 0 23 12 35 67 52
Australia 2 10 4 16 28 57
Turkey 0 7 5 12 27 44
Tunisia 0 7 4 11 38 29
Brazil 1 2 2 5 13 38
France 0 3 2 5 12 42
Japan 0 1 2 3 3 100
Chile 0 2 1 3 11 27
Slovenia 0 3 0 3 4 75
South Africa 0 2 1 3 5 60
Various 0 1 1 2 4 50
Lebanon 0 1 1 2 8 25
Mexico 0 1 1 2 5 40
New Zealand 0 2 0 2 5 40
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 0 1 1 100
Egypt 0 1 0 1 2 50
Uruguay 1 0 0 1 2 50
Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 100
Algeria 0 0 0 0 1 0
Albania 0 0 0 0 1 0
Morocco 0 0 0 0 1 0
China 0 0 0 0 3 0
Israel 0 0 0 0 2 0
ClassificationClassification BestB GoldG SilverS AwardsA EntriesE
Blend 9 145 78 232 420 55
Monovarietal 7 190 94 291 559 52
OrganicOrganic BestB GoldG SilverS AwardsA EntriesE
Non-Organic 10 247 119 376 723 52
Organic 6 88 53 147 256 57