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Coffee market worldwide

 Table of Contents

01 Overview 04 Fairtrade
Revenue of the coffee market worldwide by country 2022 03 Global UTZ certified coffee production volume 2011-2022 22
Coffee market: worldwide production 2003/04-2021/22 04 UTZ certified coffee: global number of producing countries 2011-2022 23
Leading countries worldwide based on coffee area harvested 2022 05 Global area of UTZ certified coffee 2011-2022 24
Total coffee imports and exports worldwide 2005/06-2022/23 06 Sales volume of Fairtrade International worldwide 2021, by product 25
Average prices for Arabica and robusta coffee worldwide from 2014 to 2025 07
Global coffee consumption 2012/13-2021/21 08

02 Production and trade

Global Arabica coffee production 2005/06-2023/24 10
Global Robusta coffee production 2005/06-2022/24 11
Global coffee production 2022, by region 12
Global coffee production 2020, by country 13
Major coffee importing countries worldwide 2021 14
Major coffee exporting countries worldwide 2021 15

03 Leading coffee companies

Global revenue of Starbucks 2003-2023 17
Total Starbucks locations globally 2003-2023 18
Revenue of Tim Hortons 2015-2022 19
Sales revenues of Lavazza 2016-2021 20

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CHAPTER 01

Overview
 Revenue of the coffee market worldwide by country in 2022 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Revenue of the coffee market worldwide by country 2022

Revenue in million U.S. dollars

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000

United States 85,157.88

Japan 40,181.94

Brazil 35,220.42

Canada 25,199.59

Germany 21,237.51

China 15,339.66

South Korea 14,026.26

France 12,275.55

Italy 11,798.17

Spain 11,443.89

Indonesia 10,598.44

Netherlands 10,177.33

United Kingdom 8,814.51

Denmark 7,229.81

Australia 6,122.23

3 Description: Comparing the 25 selected regions regarding the revenue in the coffee segment of the hot drinks market, the United States is leading the ranking (85.2 billion U.S. dollars) and is followed by Japan with 40.2 billion U.S. dollars. At the other end of the
spectrum is Russia with 2.6 billion U.S. dollars, indicating a difference of 82.6 billion U.S. dollars to the United States. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2022
Source(s): Statista; Statista Consumer Market Insights
 Coffee production worldwide from 2003/04 to 2021/22 (in million 60
kilogram bags)*
Coffee market: worldwide production 2003/04-2021/22

200

180 172.46 175.35

164.95 168.5
162.32 163.69
156.13
Production in million 60 kilogram bags

160 151.18 153.91 150.3

140.08 141.33
140 134.06
129.2 127.87
122.91
116.36
120 111.4
105.21
100

80

60

40

20

0
2003/042004/052005/062006/072007/082008/092009/102010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/22

4 Description: Global coffee production reached 168.5 million 60-kilogram bags as of 2021/2022, decreasing from about 175.4 million 60-kilogram bags in 2020/2021. The majority of the world`s coffee is produced by South America, specifically Brazil. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2003/04 to 2021/22; * Coffee production by all exporting countries. Read more
Source(s): ICO
 Global leading countries based on coffee area harvested in 2022 (in 1,000
hectares)
Leading countries worldwide based on coffee area harvested 2022

Area in thousand hectares

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000

Brazil 1,872.51

Indonesia 1,285.78

Colombia 842.4

Central African Republic 761.11

Ethiopia 741.85

Uganda 727.15

Guinea 663.85

Viet Nam 655.92

Mexico 646.8

Côte d`Ivoire 539

5 Description: This statistic illustrates the global leading 10 countries based on coffee area harvested in 2022. In that year, Mexico harvested an area of almost 647 thousand hectares of green coffee and was ranked ninth among the leading coffee-growing countries
worldwide. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2022; Data accessed on February 6, 2024; * FAO data based on imputation methodology. Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Read more
Source(s): FAO
 Total coffee imports and exports worldwide from 2005/06 to 2022/23 (in
1,000 60 kilogram bags)
Total coffee imports and exports worldwide 2005/06-2022/23

Imports Exports
160,000

140,000

120,000
Thousand 60 kilogram bags

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0
05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23

6 Description: During the 2022/23 period, global coffee imports amounted to a total of 137 million 60-kilogram bags. In the same period, around 140 million bags were exported worldwide. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2005/06 to 2022/23
Source(s): USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Average prices for Arabica and robusta coffee worldwide from 2014 to
2025 (in nominal U.S. dollars per kg)
Average prices for Arabica and robusta coffee worldwide from 2014 to 2025

Arabica Robusta
6 5.63
Price in nominal U.S. dollars per kilogram

5
4.42 4.51 4.45 4.4 4.38

4 3.61
3.53
3.32 3.32
2.93 2.88
3
2.6
2.29 2.4 2.38
2.22 2.23
1.94 1.95 1.87 1.98
2 1.62 1.52

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023* 2024* 2025*

7 Description: Coffee growers raise two species of coffee bean: Arabica and robusta. The former is more expensive, selling for 2.93 U.S. dollars per kilogram in 2018 and projected to increase in price to 4.38 U.S. dollars in 2025. Robusta, named because it can grow at a
wider range of altitudes and temperatures, sold for 1.87 U.S. dollars in 2018, projected to sell at 2.38 U.S. dollars per kilogram in 2025. Coffee production Coffee originally comes from Ethiopia, where a significant portion of coffee production [...] Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2014 to 2025*; * Forecasts. Read more
Source(s): World Bank
 Coffee consumption worldwide from 2012/13 to 2021/22 with a forecast to
2022/23 (in million 60kg bags)
Global coffee consumption 2012/13-2021/21

175.6 178.5
168.49 166.63
161.38 164.53
155.37 158.05
148.89 151.51
146.98
Consumption in million 60kg bags

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23*

8 Description: Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. In 2021/2022, nearly 176 million 60 kilogram bags of coffee were consumed worldwide, a slight increase from almost 167 million bags in the previous year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2012/13 to 2021/22
Source(s): ICO
CHAPTER 02

Production and trade

 World Arabica coffee production from 2005/06 to 2023/24 (in 1,000 60
kilogram bags)
Global Arabica coffee production 2005/06-2023/24

120,000

100,000
Thousand 60 kilogram bags

80,000

60,000

40,000

20,000

0
05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24

10 Description: In 2022/23, worldwide Arabica coffee production amounted to about 87.3 million 60 kilogram bags. The global production of Arabica coffee is expected to increase to just over 97 million bags the following marketing year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2005/06 to 2023/24
Source(s): USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Robusta coffee production worldwide from 2005/06 to 2023/24 (in 1,000
60 kilogram bags)
Global Robusta coffee production 2005/06-2022/24

90,000

80,000

70,000
Thousand 60 kilogram bags

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0
05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24

11 Description: This timeline depicts the Robusta coffee production worldwide from 2000/01 to 2023/24. In 2023/24, global Robusta coffee production amounted to about 74 million 60 kilogram bags. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2005/06 to 2023/24
Source(s): USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Coffee production worldwide in 2022, by region (in 1,000 60-kilogram
bags)*
Global coffee production 2022, by region

90,000
82,424
80,000
Production in thousand 60-kilogram bags

70,000

60,000
49,713
50,000

40,000

30,000
19,726 19,405
20,000

10,000

0
South America Asia and Oceania Mexico and Central America Africa

12 Description: This statistic breaks down the coffee production worldwide in 2022, by region. In that year, South America was estimated to produce approximately 82.42 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee, making it the world's largest coffee producer. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2022; *Preliminary estimates. The data shows crop year production by country. Read more
Source(s): ICO
 Coffee production worldwide in 2020, by leading country (in 1,000 60
kilogram bags)*
Global coffee production 2020, by country

Production in thousand 60 kilogram bags

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000

Brazil 69,000

Vietnam 29,000

Colombia 14,300

Indonesia 12,400

Ethiopia 7,375

Honduras 6,100

India 5,700

Uganda 5,620

Mexico 4,000

Peru 3,800

13 Description: This statistic shows coffee production worldwide in 2020, by country. In that year, Brazil produced some 69 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee. Vietnam came in second, with about 29 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2020; *Estimate. The data shows crop year production by country. Read more
Source(s): ICO
 Leading coffee importing countries worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Major coffee importing countries worldwide 2021

Trade value in million U.S. dollars

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

United States 6,920.02

Germany 3,837.84

France 3,083.22

Italy 1,765.94

Canada 1,422.77

Japan 1,318.67

Netherlands 1,312.61

Spain 1,115.01

Switzerland 994.93

United Kingdom 946.62

14 Description: The United States imported around 6.92 billion U.S. dollars worth of coffee in 2021, making it the leading importer of coffee worldwide that year. Germany followed in second place, importing around 3.84 billion U.S. dollars worth of coffee. As the leading
global coffee importer, the United States imported more than 1.47 billion U.S. dollars worth of Colombian coffee in 2021. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021
Source(s): UN Comtrade
 Leading coffee exporting countries worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Major coffee exporting countries worldwide 2021

Trade value in million U.S. dollars

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

Brazil 5,833.26

Switzerland 3,600.51

Colombia 3,188.82

Germany 3,007.83

Vietnam 2,155.51

Italy 2,099.11

France 1,401.76

Honduras 1,292

Ethiopia 1,189.21

Guatemala 928.86

15 Description: In 2021, Brazil exported nearly six billion U.S. dollars` worth of coffee to other countries, making it the world`s leading coffee exporter by far. Switzerland followed in second place with a trade value of roughly 3.6 billion U.S. dollars. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021
Source(s): UN Comtrade
CHAPTER 03

Leading coffee companies

 Net revenue of Starbucks worldwide from 2003 to 2023 (in billion U.S.
dollars)
Global revenue of Starbucks 2003-2023

35

29.46
30
26.51 26.58
24.72 24.61
Revenue in billion U.S. dollars

25
22.39
21.32

20 19.16 19.16

16.45
14.9
15 13.3
11.7
10.4 10.7
9.4 9.8
10
7.8
6.4
5.3
5 4.1

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

17 Description: Starbucks` net revenue reached 29.46 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. This shows an increase over the previous year's total of 26.58 billion U.S. dollars. The global coffeehouse chain has seen a year-over-year increase in revenue for the past decade, except for
the decline in 2020 which could be attributed to stay-at-home measures implemented due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2003 to 2023; fiscal years end on the Sunday closest to September 30
Source(s): Starbucks
 Number of Starbucks stores worldwide from 2003 to 2023
Total Starbucks locations globally 2003-2023

40,000

35,000

30,000
Number of stores

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

18 Description: There were 38,038 thousand Starbucks stores worldwide in 2023. This figure also included other segments owned by the coffee-chain such as Siren Retail. Starbucks units have grown almost every year over the past decade. The only drop was in 2009,
most likely due to the global financial crisis. Global expansion has ultimately allowed the coffee-chain to almost double its number of locations over the past 10 years. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2003 to 2023; fiscal years end on the Sunday closest to September 30
Source(s): Starbucks
 Revenue of Tim Hortons from 2015 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Revenue of Tim Hortons 2015-2022

Revenue in billion U.S. dollars

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5

2015 2.96

2016 3

2017 3.15

2018 3.29

2019 3.34

2020 2.81

2021 3.34

2022 3.82

19 Description: Canadian quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Tim Hortons generated revenue of approximately 3.82 billion U.S. dollars. This figure reflects an increase over the the previous year's total of 3.34 billion. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2015 to 2022; fiscal year ends December 31 of each year
Source(s): Restaurant Brands International; Tim Hortons
 Sales revenues of the Italian manufacturer of coffee products Lavazza
from 2016 to 2021 (in million euros)
Sales revenues of Lavazza 2016-2021

2,000 1,895.7

1,800
1,660.7
1,600 1,526.4 1,512.4 1,521
1,446.4
Sales revenues in million euros

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

20 Description: This statistic depicts the sales revenues of the Italian manufacturer of coffee products Lavazza from 2016 to 2021. According to data, in 2021, the revenues gained from the sales of the company Lavazza amounted to 1.66 billion euros, an increase
compared to 2020, when sales were valued at 1.52 billion euros. Read more
Note(s): Italy; 2016 to 2021
Source(s): Lavazza
CHAPTER 04

Fairtrade
 Production volume of UTZ certified coffee worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in
1,000 metric tons)*
Global UTZ certified coffee production volume 2011-2022

1,800

1,600 1,560

1,400
Volume in thousand metric tons

1,235.53 1,234.87
1,200 1,102.83 1,083.65

1,000
870.1 857.8
821.3
800 715.65 726.59 729.92

600
476.9

400

200

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

22 Description: The statistic shows the production volume of UTZ certified coffee worldwide from 2009 to 2022. In 2022, the global production of UTZ certified coffee amounted to approximately 1.56 million metric tons. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2011 to 2022; * Estimated potential. As of 2022, the UTZ certification is no longer used. According to the source, "With the launch of the 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program in July 2020 and the introduction of the [...] Read more
Source(s): UTZ
 Number of UTZ certified coffee producing countries worldwide from 2011
to 2022
UTZ certified coffee: global number of producing countries 2011-2022

30

26
25 25
25 24 24 24
23 23 23 23
22
21
20
Number of countries

15

10

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

23 Description: The statistic shows the number of UTZ certified coffee producing countries worldwide from 2009 to 2022. In 2022, there were 26 UTZ certified coffee producing countries in the world. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2011 to 2022
Source(s): UTZ
 UTZ certified coffee area worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 hectares)
Global area of UTZ certified coffee 2011-2022

1,800
1,600
1,600

1,400
Area in thousand hectares

1,200

1,000
826.4
770.42 772.88
800 720.25

567.34 592.98
600 508.66
473.95 473.95 473.95

400 348.09

200

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

24 Description: The statistic shows the UTZ certified coffee area worldwide from 2009 to 2022. In 2022, the area of UTZ certified coffee worldwide amounted to approximately 1.6 million hectares. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2011 to 2022
Source(s): UTZ
 Estimated sales volume of Fairtrade International in consumer countries
worldwide in 2021, by product (in metric tons)
Sales volume of Fairtrade International worldwide 2021, by product

Sales volume in metric tons*

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000

Flowers and plants* 1,150,970

Bananas 739,111
Certified product

Coffee (green bean) 222,328

Cocoa (cocoa bean) 241,455

Sugar (cane sugar) 180,348

Cotton (cotton lint) 10,903

Tea (camellia sinensis) 7,690

25 Description: This statistic shows the sales volume of Fairtrade International worldwide in 2021, by product. In that year, Fairtrade International bananas had a global sales volume of 739,111 metric tons. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021; * Volume in 1,000 items. Read more
Source(s): Fairtrade International
 Sources

Fairtrade International
FAO
ICO
Lavazza
Restaurant Brands International
Starbucks
Statista
Statista Consumer Market Insights
Tim Hortons
UN Comtrade
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
UTZ
World Bank

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