A few coffee facts:

• Coffee Consumption is steadily on the rise. Global consumption of coffee is believed to be around 400 billion cups a year, second only to water.
• The United States is the largest consumer of coffee in the world, totaling around 1.6 billion pounds per year(2020-2021).
  Luxembourg consumes the largest amount of coffee per person, averaging around 55.87 pounds per person per year!
• Even places like the UK or Japan which have a history of consuming tea (black tea, green tea etc.), are still big coffee consumers. About 80% of households in the UK still purchase instant coffee, with 24% of people drinking a cup of coffee a day or more. Japan is the third largest consumer of coffee globally, consuming more than 443 million pounds of coffee per year(2020-2021).
• Coffee production has been steadily increasing with increased demand. The largest coffee growing region is South America, producing 4 million tons of coffee annually, followed by Asia with 3.36 million tons.
• The global coffee market was nearly $127 billion dollars in 2022, the largest market share being europe making up 35.58%.
• Coffee is drank both in home and out. While many make coffee at home, over half of all Americans purchase a coffee from a coffee shop once a week. Popularity of espresso-based drinks has also seen a huge rise, with consumption up by 50% from 2015.
• With growing consumption and production of coffee, so too has interest in gourmet coffee and sustainability.