Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Coffee beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa.
Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world.
Let's have a look at the biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world.
NOTE: One bag weighs 60 kilogrammes.
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Jamil Bittar/Reuters
Brazil
Production: 54,500 coffee bags
Global rank: 1
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters
Vietnam
Production: 18,725 coffee bags
Global rank: 2
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: John Vizcaino/Reuters
Colombia
Production: 9,500 coffee bags
Global rank: 3
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
Indonesia
Production: 9,325 coffee bags
Global rank: 4
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Eric Feferberg/Pool/Reuters
India
Production: 5,100 coffee bags
Global rank: 5
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Ethiopia
Production: 4,400 coffee bags
Global rank: 6
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Tomas Bravo/Reuters
Honduras
Production: 4,000 coffee bags
Global rank: 7
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Mariana Bazo/Reuters
Peru
Production: 4,000 coffee bags
Global rank: 8
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Daniel LeClair/Reuters
Guatemala
Production: 3,910 coffee bags
Global rank: 9
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
Mexico
Production: 3,700 coffee bags
Global rank: 10
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Luxembourg
Coffee consumption: 25.55kg per capita
Global rank: 1
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Finland
Coffee consumption: 12.62kg per capita
Global rank: 2
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Coffee consumption: 9.15kg per capita
Global rank: 3
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Kyrre Lien/Scanpix/Reuters
Norway
Coffee consumption: 8.99kg per capita
Global rank: 4
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Sweden
Coffee consumption: 8.28kg per capita
Global rank: 5
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Giampiero Sposito/Reuters
Italy
Coffee consumption: 5.98kg per capita
Global rank: 6
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters
Canada
Coffee consumption: 5.80kg per capita
Global rank: 7
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Gary Hershorn/Reuters
The United States
Coffee consumption: 4.17kg per capita
Global rank: 8
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Romania
Coffee consumption: 3.79kg per capita
Global rank: 9
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Biggest coffee producers and drinkers in the world
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters
Japan
Coffee consumption: 3.33kg per capita
Global rank: 10
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