Coffee is drunk all over the world and is enjoying increasing popularity. But which countries are among the largest coffee-growing regions and who has the largest harvest volumes?
Which country has the largest acreage for coffee and who produces how much coffee each year? We take a closer look at the numbers.
The two main types of coffee grown are the Robusta and Arabica beans. Almost the entire world market is served with it. After all, millions of variations can be created from one variety. In the following we take a closer look at the figures for the coffee-growing regions and explore the development of recent years.
The cultivation areas according to harvest area and yield
Coffee is arguably the most popular drink in the world. It is therefore no wonder that many countries finance a large part of their gross domestic product through the coffee industry. However, since the coffee plant prefers a special climate for its growth, only countries on the equator can be found among the top 10 largest coffee-growing regions. These together form the so-called coffee belt. Europe, the USA, Russia and many other countries import millions of tons from these growing regions every day. But which coffee-growing countries produce the largest harvest and who owns the largest coffee-growing areas?
Brazil:
Brazil has always been the number 1 coffee producer. As the world’s largest coffee exporter, the country has an incredible 2,085,522 hectares of crop area. More than 300,000 coffee farmers share the cultivation areas among themselves. Around 45,342,000 60-kilogram sacks of coffee are collected every year. Just as much as the Brazilians like to produce coffee, they also drink it. Almost half of the domestic harvest ends up back on the domestic tables. The other half is exported all over the world. Incidentally, the largest customer is Germany.
Indonesia:
Indonesia is the second largest coffee-growing region. 1,240,900 hectares of land will be planted here. The country cultivates very special cultivation methods and, in addition to mass production, focuses primarily on individuality. The annual harvest is approximately 9,350,000 60 kg bags.
Colombia:
Colombia has been firmly in the top 3 of the world’s largest coffee-growing regions for years. Here 771,728 hectares are cultivated with coffee plants. The annual harvest is 12,500,000 60 kg sacks.
Mexico:
Mexico is just behind Colombia and scores with a total of 700,117 hectares under cultivation. The country produces around 3,900,000 60-kilogram sacks of green coffee every year.
Vietnam:
Number 5 in our ranking is Vietnam. The country has made up a few places in recent years and now has 584,600 hectares of coffee production. The harvest is 27,500,000 60 kg sacks – every year. This puts it in second place in terms of coffee production, right behind Brazil!
Places 6-10:
The throng of major coffee producers does not seem to be diminishing. Close behind the last places are the coffee-growing regions of Ethiopia, Peru, India, Uganda and Honduras. All countries have harvest areas between 200,000 and 530,000 hectares.
