Where Are The Top Coffee Producing Countries?

By Mike Chronos

Despite economic shifts, one thing is certain: People love coffee. Experts say that world coffee production continues to grow by 0.5 percent yearly with an estimated global output of seven million tons or 117 million bags this year.

Have you ever wondered with most of our coffee comes from? Many coffee producing nations are found near the equator along the continents of Africa, Asia and North and South America. Nearly 50 countries worldwide export beans of coffee as their primary source of income. Coffee types usually include Robusta or Arabica.

Arabica, which has a light, sweet taste, makes up nearly sixty percent of the worlds produced coffee. The primary Arabica producing nations include Brazil (who accounts for one third of the entire worlds Arabica supply), Columbia (making up nearly 10 percent), followed by Ethiopia (where Arabica was first found), Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru, India and El Salvador.

In Mexico, coffee production is expected to go up by nearly 273,000 tons or five million bags. Guatemala is likewise expected to see growth at a rate of approximately 1.7 percent which will mean an increase of nearly 348,000 tons this year alone. For El Salvador, a 3.9 percent increase to nearly 165,000 tons of coffee is expected. And Costa Rica will boost their output by an astonishing 4.2 percent or 194,000 tons.

In Asia, there's more good news as coffee production is expected to rise by 2.1 percent yearly to reach 1.7 million tons (29 million bags) this year. This will come mostly from Indonesia, the largest producing country in the region that has an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent or 654,000 tons (11 million bags). In India, output is estimated to rise at 3.1 percent annually to reach 409,000 tons (seven million bags).

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