Introduction
Whether it is a morning cup or midday pick-me-up, coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Despite its international popularity, coffee cannot be grown or produced in every location. Indeed, one needs rich soils, a cool to warm tropical climate, and few diseases and pests in order to grow coffee in the greatest conditions. Therefore, it is grown in what is colloquially called the coffee belt – the area spanning as far North as Mexico and India, and as far South as Brazil and Madagascar.
The seeds are planted during the rainy season or raised in a dedicated nursery for up to a year before planting in soil. What sprouts is a coffee cherry, which is handpicked and sorted to find seeds that are perfectly ripe. Its fruit and pulp are then removed, leaving just the seed (or bean) which is dried. The coffee beans are then packaged and shipped across the world for enjoyment.
Because coffee is widely popular and an important commodity, its production – happening mostly in developing countries – can play an important role in a country’s economy. More specifically, it can promote economic growth. Despite this advantage, the production of coffee beans may also raise fair trade and environmental concerns.
Learn more about coffee-producing countries by exploring the map and charts.
| # | Country | Coffee Production | Wheat Production | Coffee Consumption | Arable Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 58,210,700 bags | 6,347,987 t | 22,000,000 bags | 557,620 km² |
| 2 | Vietnam | 30,487,200 bags | 2,650,000 bags | 67,870 km² | |
| 3 | Colombia | 14,100,100 bags | 6,295 t | 2,025,000 bags | 48,779.43 km² |
| 4 | Indonesia | 11,432,900 bags | 4,806,000 bags | 263,000 km² | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 7,343,400 bags | 5,478,709 t | 3,781,000 bags | 161,951 km² |
| 6 | Honduras | 5,931,200 bags | 1,244 t | 350,000 bags | 10,200 km² |
| 7 | Uganda | 5,509,200 bags | 25,000 t | 254,000 bags | 69,000 km² |
| 8 | India | 4,987,600 bags | 107,590,000 t | 1,450,000 bags | 1,553,690.76 km² |
| 9 | Mexico | 3,984,600 bags | 2,986,689 t | 2,425,000 bags | 200,710 km² |
| 10 | Peru | 3,836,400 bags | 187,851 t | 250,000 bags | 35,802.26 km² |
| 11 | Guatemala | 3,605,800 bags | 835 t | 393,000 bags | 8,620 km² |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 2,882,300 bags | 15,040 km² | ||
| 13 | Ivory Coast | 1,929,200 bags | 317,000 bags | 35,000 km² | |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 1,471,800 bags | 352,000 bags | 2,445 km² | |
| 15 | Tanzania | 926,400 bags | 77,000 t | 135,025 km² | |
| 16 | Kenya | 843,700 bags | 404,700 t | 58,000 km² | |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 751,700 bags | 3,000 km² | ||
| 18 | El Salvador | 660,700 bags | 292,000 bags | 7,210 km² | |
| 19 | Venezuela | 650,100 bags | 684 t | 1,275,000 bags | 26,000 km² |
| 20 | Laos | 621,800 bags | 12,240 km² | ||
| 21 | Ecuador | 558,900 bags | 14,647 t | 10,380 km² | |
| 22 | Thailand | 516,600 bags | 1,423 t | 1,400,000 bags | 168,100 km² |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 401,600 bags | 377,000 bags | 8,770 km² | |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 390,600 bags | 9,000 t | 134,770 km² | |
| 25 | Madagascar | 383,300 bags | 1,000 t | 375,000 bags | 30,000 km² |
| 26 | Rwanda | 348,000 bags | 12,811 t | 11,517 km² | |
| 27 | Haiti | 346,600 bags | 345,000 bags | 10,700 km² | |
| 28 | Philippines | 306,500 bags | 3,250,000 bags | 55,900 km² | |
| 29 | Burundi | 272,500 bags | 8,610 t | 12,000 km² | |
| 30 | Cameroon | 268,200 bags | 437 t | 62,000 km² | |
| 31 | Guinea | 178,400 bags | 31,000 km² | ||
| 32 | Cuba | 130,200 bags | 29,086 km² | ||
| 33 | Panama | 114,400 bags | 5,650 km² | ||
| 34 | East Timor | 103,100 bags | 1,115 km² | ||
| 35 | Yemen | 91,400 bags | 100,860 t | 11,580 km² | |
| 36 | Bolivia | 81,300 bags | 311,310 t | 45,400 km² | |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 55,100 bags | 18,000 km² | ||
| 38 | Angola | 51,800 bags | 2,955 t | 49,000 km² | |
| 39 | Nigeria | 42,500 bags | 55,000 t | 350,000 km² | |
| 40 | Togo | 40,600 bags | 26,500 km² | ||
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 40,000 bags | 15,840 km² | ||
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 36,200 bags | 13,720 km² | ||
| 43 | Jamaica | 22,900 bags | 1,200 km² | ||
| 44 | Paraguay | 20,000 bags | 1,302,870 t | 47,340 km² | |
| 45 | Malawi | 16,000 bags | 697 t | 36,000 km² | |
| 46 | Ghana | 14,500 bags | 25,134 km² | ||
| 47 | Zambia | 14,500 bags | 191,620 t | 38,000 km² | |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11,700 bags | 250 km² | ||
| 49 | Guyana | 9,500 bags | 4,200 km² | ||
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 9,100 bags | 150,000 t | 40,000 km² | |
| 51 | Liberia | 5,900 bags | 5,000 km² | ||
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 3,000 bags | 5,500 km² | ||
| 53 | Nepal | 700 bags | 2,185,289 t | 21,137 km² | |
| 54 | Gabon | 500 bags | 3,250 km² | ||
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 bags | 1,386 km² |
Coffee Production by Country
Angola
Coffee Production
51,800 bags
Ranked in the World
#38
2,955 t
Ranked in the World
#105
49,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#47
Bolivia
Coffee Production
81,300 bags
Ranked in the World
#36
311,310 t
Ranked in the World
#68
45,400 km²
Ranked in the World
#51
Brazil
Coffee Production
58,210,700 bags
Ranked in the World
#1
6,347,987 t
Ranked in the World
#21
Coffee Consumption
22,000,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#2
557,620 km²
Ranked in the World
#5
Burundi
Coffee Production
272,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#29
8,610 t
Ranked in the World
#100
12,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#99
Cameroon
Coffee Production
268,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#30
437 t
Ranked in the World
#119
62,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#38
Central African Republic
Coffee Production
55,100 bags
Ranked in the World
#37
18,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#86
Colombia
Coffee Production
14,100,100 bags
Ranked in the World
#3
6,295 t
Ranked in the World
#102
Coffee Consumption
2,025,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#19
48,779.43 km²
Ranked in the World
#48
Costa Rica
Coffee Production
1,471,800 bags
Ranked in the World
#14
Coffee Consumption
352,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#52
2,445 km²
Ranked in the World
#141
Cuba
Coffee Production
130,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#32
29,086 km²
Ranked in the World
#67
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coffee Production
390,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#24
9,000 t
Ranked in the World
#98
134,770 km²
Ranked in the World
#23
Dominican Republic
Coffee Production
401,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#23
Coffee Consumption
377,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#49
8,770 km²
Ranked in the World
#111
East Timor
Coffee Production
103,100 bags
Ranked in the World
#34
1,115 km²
Ranked in the World
#149
Ecuador
Coffee Production
558,900 bags
Ranked in the World
#21
14,647 t
Ranked in the World
#95
10,380 km²
Ranked in the World
#105
El Salvador
Coffee Production
660,700 bags
Ranked in the World
#18
Coffee Consumption
292,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#56
7,210 km²
Ranked in the World
#118
Equatorial Guinea
Coffee Production
0 bags
Ranked in the World
#55
1,386 km²
Ranked in the World
#145
Ethiopia
Coffee Production
7,343,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#5
5,478,709 t
Ranked in the World
#24
Coffee Consumption
3,781,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#10
161,951 km²
Ranked in the World
#20
Gabon
Coffee Production
500 bags
Ranked in the World
#54
3,250 km²
Ranked in the World
#136
Ghana
Coffee Production
14,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#46
25,134 km²
Ranked in the World
#74
Guatemala
Coffee Production
3,605,800 bags
Ranked in the World
#11
835 t
Ranked in the World
#115
Coffee Consumption
393,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#47
8,620 km²
Ranked in the World
#113
Guinea
Coffee Production
178,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#31
31,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#65
Guyana
Coffee Production
9,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#49
4,200 km²
Ranked in the World
#131
Haiti
Coffee Production
346,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#27
Coffee Consumption
345,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#54
10,700 km²
Ranked in the World
#104
Honduras
Coffee Production
5,931,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#6
1,244 t
Ranked in the World
#111
Coffee Consumption
350,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#53
10,200 km²
Ranked in the World
#106
India
Coffee Production
4,987,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#8
107,590,000 t
Ranked in the World
#2
Coffee Consumption
1,450,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#23
1,553,690.76 km²
Ranked in the World
#2
Indonesia
Coffee Production
11,432,900 bags
Ranked in the World
#4
Coffee Consumption
4,806,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#7
263,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#13
Ivory Coast
Coffee Production
1,929,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#13
Coffee Consumption
317,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#55
35,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#60
Jamaica
Coffee Production
22,900 bags
Ranked in the World
#43
1,200 km²
Ranked in the World
#148
Kenya
Coffee Production
843,700 bags
Ranked in the World
#16
404,700 t
Ranked in the World
#65
58,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#41
Laos
Coffee Production
621,800 bags
Ranked in the World
#20
12,240 km²
Ranked in the World
#98
Liberia
Coffee Production
5,900 bags
Ranked in the World
#51
5,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#127
Madagascar
Coffee Production
383,300 bags
Ranked in the World
#25
1,000 t
Ranked in the World
#114
Coffee Consumption
375,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#50
30,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#66
Malawi
Coffee Production
16,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#45
697 t
Ranked in the World
#117
36,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#58
Mexico
Coffee Production
3,984,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#9
2,986,689 t
Ranked in the World
#33
Coffee Consumption
2,425,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#16
200,710 km²
Ranked in the World
#15
Nepal
Coffee Production
700 bags
Ranked in the World
#53
2,185,289 t
Ranked in the World
#39
21,137 km²
Ranked in the World
#82
Nicaragua
Coffee Production
2,882,300 bags
Ranked in the World
#12
15,040 km²
Ranked in the World
#90
Nigeria
Coffee Production
42,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#39
55,000 t
Ranked in the World
#87
350,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#7
Panama
Coffee Production
114,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#33
5,650 km²
Ranked in the World
#124
Papua New Guinea
Coffee Production
751,700 bags
Ranked in the World
#17
3,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#139
Paraguay
Coffee Production
20,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#44
1,302,870 t
Ranked in the World
#46
47,340 km²
Ranked in the World
#49
Peru
Coffee Production
3,836,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#10
187,851 t
Ranked in the World
#73
Coffee Consumption
250,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#59
35,802.26 km²
Ranked in the World
#59
Philippines
Coffee Production
306,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#28
Coffee Consumption
3,250,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#12
55,900 km²
Ranked in the World
#44
Republic of the Congo
Coffee Production
3,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#52
5,500 km²
Ranked in the World
#125
Rwanda
Coffee Production
348,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#26
12,811 t
Ranked in the World
#96
11,517 km²
Ranked in the World
#102
Sierra Leone
Coffee Production
40,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#41
15,840 km²
Ranked in the World
#89
Sri Lanka
Coffee Production
36,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#42
13,720 km²
Ranked in the World
#91
Tanzania
Coffee Production
926,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#15
77,000 t
Ranked in the World
#85
135,025 km²
Ranked in the World
#22
Thailand
Coffee Production
516,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#22
1,423 t
Ranked in the World
#110
Coffee Consumption
1,400,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#24
168,100 km²
Ranked in the World
#19
Togo
Coffee Production
40,600 bags
Ranked in the World
#40
26,500 km²
Ranked in the World
#69
Trinidad and Tobago
Coffee Production
11,700 bags
Ranked in the World
#48
250 km²
Ranked in the World
#161
Uganda
Coffee Production
5,509,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#7
25,000 t
Ranked in the World
#91
Coffee Consumption
254,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#57
69,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#34
Venezuela
Coffee Production
650,100 bags
Ranked in the World
#19
684 t
Ranked in the World
#118
Coffee Consumption
1,275,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#27
26,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#71
Vietnam
Coffee Production
30,487,200 bags
Ranked in the World
#2
Coffee Consumption
2,650,000 bags
Ranked in the World
#13
67,870 km²
Ranked in the World
#36
Yemen
Coffee Production
91,400 bags
Ranked in the World
#35
100,860 t
Ranked in the World
#82
11,580 km²
Ranked in the World
#101
Zambia
Coffee Production
14,500 bags
Ranked in the World
#47
191,620 t
Ranked in the World
#72
38,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#57
Zimbabwe
Coffee Production
9,100 bags
Ranked in the World
#50
150,000 t
Ranked in the World
#75
40,000 km²
Ranked in the World
#55
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