Olive growing in Denizli
Ege region · 33.997 t of olives and 3.802 t of olive oil in 2024-25.
In the 2024-25 season Denizli harvested 33.997 tonnes of olives from 1.856.000 bearing trees — an average of 18.3 kg per tree. Of that crop 8.974 t went to the table and 25.023 t to pressing, yielding 3.802 tonnes of olive oil.
Where it stands
- 5 of 6 in the Ege region — 1.9% of the region's crop, 0.9% of Turkey's
- 18.3 kg per tree — 0.0 kg above the regional average of 18.3 kg
- 26% of the crop goes to the table (regional average 21%) — mixed
The inland edge of the Aegean
Denizli marks the inland limit of olive growing in the Aegean. The groves that begin on the Aegean coast run east at varying density and end here — the inland extension of the Büyük Menderes basin.
The province's main variety is Memecik, sharing a varietal basin with Aydın, Muğla and İzmir. As the climate turns continental away from the coast, the olive occupies more limited ground than in the coastal provinces.
Denizli's share of Aegean output is small, but it matters for marking the olive's geographic limit: the inland boundary line in the answer to where olives grow in Turkey runs through here.
2024-25 season
| Bearing trees | 1.856.000 |
| Olives | 33.997 t |
| To the table | 8.974 t (%26) |
| For oil | 25.023 t |
| Olive oil | 3.802 t |
| Per tree | 18.3 kg |
Only the current season is published for this province; the eleven-year series exists for İzmir, Aydın, Manisa, Muğla, Bursa and Çanakkale.
Varieties of the Ege region
Varieties are recorded by region in the source, not by province.