Who grows the most coffee?
Brazil grows the most coffee by far — roughly a third of the world's arabica and about a third of all coffee in total. Vietnam is second (mostly robusta), followed by Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia and Honduras. Ethiopia is arabica's genetic home; Brazil is its industrial engine.
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Brazil's dominance is scale: vast mechanized flatland farms (unusual in a crop usually hand-picked on slopes) plus a production culture dating to the 1800s. Its coffees range from supermarket base-grade to exceptional lots from Cerrado Mineiro and Mogiana. Vietnam transformed the market from the 1990s with robusta for instant coffee and espresso blends — it's now robusta's world capital. Colombia, number three, specializes in washed arabica and quality-first marketing. Ethiopia and Uganda hold the genetic and future-facing stories: wild and semi-wild forests, disease-resistant varieties. Together Brazil and Vietnam produce more than half the world's coffee — which is why climate trouble in either ripples into every price. 'Most', though, is not 'best': the highest prices per pound come from smallholders in Kenya, Panama and Ethiopia.
- ·International Coffee Organization trade statistics(No direct source link provided)