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The Coffee Market in Global Terms: Production and Trade Considerations

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Jun 30, 2025

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Fig. 1.

Geographical structure of green coffee production value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.
Geographical structure of green coffee production value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.

Fig. 2.

Geographical structure of green coffee export value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.
Geographical structure of green coffee export value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.

Fig. 3.

Geographical structure of green coffee import value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.
Geographical structure of green coffee import value in 2023 (%)Source: own calculations based on FAOSTAT data.

Value, annual rate of change and dynamics (2013=100) of green coffee production from 2013 to 2023

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Coffee production value (bil USD) 20.3 19.6 16.2 17.3 17.1 19.5 18.5 20.0 18.1 18.8 19.4
Annual rate of change (%) x 96.8 82.5 107.0 98.3 114.2 94.8 107.8 90.7 103.6 103.1
Single-base index (%) 100.0 96.9 80.0 85.6 84.3 96.3 91.3 98.5 89.5 92.7 95.6

Share of coffee export value in agri-food and total merchandise trade of green coffee producing countries in 2013, 2018 and 2023

Country Coffee export value (bil USD) Agri-food export value (bil USD) Total merchandise export value (bil USD)

2013 2018 2023 2013 2018 2023 2013 2018 2023
Brazil % 4.6 4.4 7.3 83.8 82.9 146.7 242.2 239.9 339.7
5.5 5.3 5.0 1.9 1.9 2.1
Colombia % 1.9 2.5 2.5 6.4 7.1 9.8 58.9 41.8 49.5
29.7 35.2 25.5 3.2 6.0 5.1
Ethiopia % 0.8 1.0 1.0 3.4 1.2 2.6 4.1 2.8 3.6
23.5 83.3 38.5 19.5 35.7 27.8
Guatemala % 0.7 0.7 0.9 4.7 5.3 7.1 10.0 10.8 14.2
14.9 13.2 12.7 7.0 6.5 6.3
Honduras % 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.4 3.8 7.8 8.7 11.4
40.0 45.8 36.8 10.3 12.6 12.3
India % 0.6 0.5 0.7 37.5 30.7 42.2 313.2 324.8 432.0
1.6 1.6 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2
Indonesia % 1.2 0.8 0.9 34.6 36.1 48.2 183.3 180.2 258.9
3.5 2.2 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.3
Peru % 0.7 0.7 0.8 4.1 6.7 10.2 42.2 49.1 60.8
17.1 10.4 7.8 1.7 1.4 1.3
Uganda % 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.3 2.4 3.1 6.2
30.8 25.0 39.1 16.7 12.9 14.5
Vietnam % 2.5 2.9 2.8 10.2 19.1 19.6 132.0 242.7 353.8
24.5 15.2 14.3 1.9 1.2 0.8

Value, annual rate of change and dynamics (2013=100) of green coffee import from 2013 to 2023

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Coffee import value (bil USD) 20.1 21.5 21.6 20.2 22.0 20.5 19.5 19.6 22.9 33.4 28.6
Annual change of rate (%) x 107.1 100.3 93.5 109.2 93.2 94.9 100.5 116.7 146.1 85.7
Single-base index (%) 100.0 107.1 107.4 100.5 109.8 102.3 97.1 97.6 113.8 166.3 142.6

Share of coffee import value in agri-food and total merchandise trade of green coffee-importing countries in 2013, 2018 and 2023

Country Coffee import value (bil USD) Agri-food import value (bil USD) Total merchandise import value (bil USD)

2013 2018 2023 2013 2018 2023 2013 2018 2023
Belgium % 0.9 0.7 1.2 38.6 38.6 48.1 450.7 450.1 546.8
2.3 1.8 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
France % 0.7 0.6 1.0 56.5 57.6 72.3 681.0 672.5 785.9
1.2 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Germany % 3.2 2.8 3.6 92.7 95.1 117.1 1188.9 1285.7 1462.6
3.5 3.0 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Italy % 1.5 1.5 2.2 46.5 45.1 61.9 477.4 500.8 639.6
3.2 3.3 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
Japan % 1.5 1.2 1.4 60.9 58.4 59.5 833.2 748.5 785.6
2.5 2.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Russia % 0.3 0.4 0.3 39.9 27.5 25.2 343.0 248.7 303.8
0.8 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Spain % 0.7 0.7 0.9 31.4 34.3 50.1 338.9 388.0 470.3
2.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2
Switzerland % 0.6 0.6 1.1 12.0 12.1 15.4 200.9 279.5 364.1
5.0 5.0 7.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
United States of America % 4.8 4.8 6.1 112.3 138.6 195.6 2329.1 2612.4 3172.5
4.3 3.5 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Value, annual rate of change and dynamics (2013 = 100) of green coffee exports from 2013 to 2023

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Coffee export value (bil USD) 19.0 21.7 20.5 19.7 21.1 18.8 18.3 18.7 22.5 30.8 26.4
Annual change of rate (%) x 99.0 98.8 98.1 108.4 95.1 93.7 102.8 112.9 145.4 86.3
Single-base index (%) 100.0 114.6 108.1 103.8 111.2 99.4 96.7 98.5 118.8 162.7 139.5