The top ten countries that drink the most coffee are the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Indonesia, Russia, Canada, and Ethiopia. The United States leads the pack, consuming a staggering 26,651,000 bags of coffee and securing the top spot as the country that drinks the most coffee.
Nepal, India, and Pakistan, as shown on the map above (click here for larger version), drink the least, coming in at just 0.1 kg (0.22 pounds) per capita per year.
Finland is the Coffee-Drinking Capital of the World
Finland has had an obsession with Coffee since its arrival in the 17th century.
Back in the 1800s, when Scandinavia was a relatively poor part of the world, Finland in particular. Higher taxes on alcohol and alcohol production meant the Scandinavians had to find themselves another vice to occupy themselves. This crown was bestowed on the humble coffee bean.
-- Hispanics like to drink coffee more than other racial and ethnic groups. They begin drinking coffee earlier than other groups and are more likely in their older years to be exclusive coffee drinkers, according to a new study by the National Coffee Association (NCA) and reported on HispanicMPR.com.
1. Finland – 12 kg/26.4 lbs per capita. Fins consume a whopping 12 kilograms (about 26 pounds) of coffee per capita annually, making Finland the biggest consumer of coffee on earth.
Nepal, India and Pakistan are the world's biggest coffee abstainers. Each country drinks less than 0.1 kilos per capita a year.
Finland — 12 kg/26 lbs — Finland is the world's biggest consumer of coffee on a per-person basis. The average Finn drinks nearly four cups a day. Coffee is so popular in Finland that two 10-minute coffee breaks are legally mandated for Finnish workers.
1. Average coffee consumption per person. In 2021, the average Australian consumed 2.1 kg of coffee, with instant coffee being more popular (1.4 kg) than roasted coffee (0.7 kg). The total volume of coffee consumed in the country in 2021 was 52.9 million kg, of which 35.2 kg was instant and 17.7 kg was roasted coffee.
Looking at the amount of alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older, the Seychelles is in first place with around 20.5 litres of alcohol drunk per person per year, according to Our World in Data; studies show that young male peer groups primarily drink high amounts of alcohol in the Seychelles.
If you're looking for the most inexpensive cup of coffee in the world, plan a visit to Iran, where a cup of coffee will cost you 0.46 cents. The preferred caffeinated drink of choice there is tea, anyway. Coffee prices are inexpensive in countries that produce coffee beans too.
But did you know that Europe consumes more coffee than any other continent? With the global coffee market being valued at a staggering €86 billion, it's a lucrative industry that many of us contribute to daily—often without even thinking about it.
With global consumption forecast at a record 170.2 million bags, ending inventories are expected to remain tight at 31.8 million bags. Brazil combined Arabica and Robusta harvest is forecast up 3.8 million bags to 66.4 million in 2023/24. Arabica output is forecast to improve 4.9 million bags to 44.7 million.
The Best Coffee Cities in America: 2022 Data. Portland, Ore., has the most cafes, averaging 27 per 100,000 people.
Finland graces the top of the list by consuming close to 13 kg of coffee annually, per capita.
The Czech Republic remained the world's top in per-capita beer consumption for the 29th consecutive year since 1993. Among the top 35 countries, eight countries saw a decrease in consumption from 2020 to 2021.
Finland. Finland is the number one consumer of coffee in the world. Each person drinks, on average, four cups per day and 26 pounds per year.
It is even labeled as the coffee capital of the globe. Australians are more focused on the specialty coffee culture, focusing on sourcing fresh coffee beans, roasting properly, and brewing the best coffee beans.
However, in addition to coffee's perceived political threat, it was also believed to be a threat to British masculinity, as some thought coffeehouses made men more effeminate. “They gossiped like women and then when they came home… [were] no good for anything…
Mecca and Islam
In 1511, Khair Beg, the Governor of Mecca, banned coffee as a dangerous drug that stimulated radical thinking in the people of the city. He believed that coffee was a dangerous intoxicant equal to wine, which is prohibited by the Koran.
Espresso. The most popular coffee drink in the entire world is espresso.
Americans Aged 60 or Older Drink the Most Coffee
Around 72% of Americans who are 60 or older drink coffee every single day. On the other hand, only about 47% of those who are between 18 and 24 years old drink coffee regularly, making it the least coffee-crazed demographic in the country.
Prevalence of coffee consumption.
More than 75% of non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics/other races were coffee drinkers but only 61.4% of non-Hispanic blacks were coffee drinkers, and >80% of former and current smokers were coffee drinkers but only 67.2% of never smokers were coffee drinkers.