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The Olive Oil Times World Ranking, updated in real-time, lists the most-awarded producers and brands and detailed historical results data by hemisphere, country, cultivar and organic classification. The portal complements the World Olive Oil Competition’s Official Guide, the catalog of the best extra virgin olive oils referenced by more than one million users annually.

The ranking is updated in real-time with NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition analysis data, compiled and verified by Olive Oil Times.

Brand Ranking

Rankings are based on points; a certified Gold Award earns 1.00 points, and a Silver Award earns 0.75 points. The worldwide and country listings include brands with five or more awards.

Producer Ranking

Olive Oil Times is committed to recognizing your incredible talent and achievements. Our worldwide and country listings include producers with 12.5 accrued points or more.

This is how we rank producers based on their winning record.

Variables:

  • G: Number of Gold awards won
  • S: Number of Silver awards won
  • L:  1 if the producer won an award last year, 0 otherwise
  • T2: 1 if the producer won an award two years ago, 0 otherwise

Formula:

Rank Score = (G * 1) + (S * 0.75) + (L * 7.25) + (T2 * 2.25)
  • (G * 1): Each Gold award contributes 1 point.
  • (S * 0.75): Each Silver award contributes 0.75 points.
  • (L * 7.25):  Adds a premium of 7.25 points for winning an award last year.
  • (T2 * 2.25): Adds a smaller premium of 2.25 points for an award won two years ago.

Examples:

Producer A: Won a Gold award this year and a Silver award last year.

Rank Score = (1 * 1) + (1 * 0.75) + (1 * 7.25) + (1 * 2.25) = 1 + 0.75 + 7.25 + 2.25 = 11.25

Producer B: Won a Gold award last year, but no awards this year.

Rank Score = (1 * 1) + (0 * 0.75) + (0 * 7.25) + (1 * 2.25) = 1 + 2.25 = 3.25

Producer C: Won 2 Gold awards and 3 Silver awards this year but no awards last year.

Rank Score = (2 * 1) + (3 * 0.75) + (1 * 7.25) + (0 * 2.25) = 2 + 2.25 + 7.25 = 11.50

Producer D: Won 7 Gold awards and 3 Silver awards but no awards in the last two years.

Rank Score = (7 * 1) + (3 * 0.75) + (0 * 7.25) + (0 * 2.25) = 12 + 2.25 = 9.25

Here's the breakdown

Consistency is Key: The longer you've been winning awards, the higher you'll rank. Each year you receive an award adds to your score, demonstrating your ongoing excellence.

Gold is Great; Silver Shines, Too

Every Gold Award earns you solid points; Silver Awards also contribute significantly to your overall score.

Recent Wins Get a Boost

Winning awards recently shows you're at the top of your game. We give bonus points for awards won in the current year and a smaller bonus for those won last year.

In simpler terms

Imagine it as a points system where you earn points for every award and year you've won. Gold Awards are worth more than Silver; recent wins give you extra points.

Why this approach?

This system aims to reward consistent excellence over time, acknowledge the value of both Gold and Silver Awards and highlight producers currently making waves.

Consistency Score

The Olive Oil Times Consistency Score measures how regularly a producer earned a certified World Olive Oil Competition quality award over the past ten years, with more weight given to recent years.

Where:

  • Pᵢ is a binary variable representing success in year i (1 for success, 0 for no award).
  • Wᵢ is the weight for year i.
  • G is the number of gaps (non-winning years).

Success Tracking: The ranking examines each year and marks whether the producer achieved award-winning quality (1) or not (0).

Weighting Recent Years More: The formula values recent wins more than older ones.

Calculating Weighted Successful Participation: The analysis adds up the producer's successes, giving more weight to recent years. This provides a number that reflects the frequency and recency of successful participation.

Normalizing the Score: This total is divided by a value that adjusts it to a scale from 0 to 100. A score closer to 100 means the producer has consistently succeeded, especially in recent years.

Penalizing Gaps: Points are subtracted for years when the producer fails to achieve a quality award.

Contact Olive Oil Times Support for more information on the World Ranking.