Coffee production across the EU has increased by 15% in the last decade, according to new Eurostat data.
As highlighted by Euronews, each EU citizen consumed about 5 kg of coffee in 2023.
Total production, including coffee products, reached over 2 million tons last year, with a value of 13 billion euros.
Italy topped the list, producing a quarter (25%) of the EU’s coffee, followed by Germany (22%), France (6%), and the Netherlands (6%).
The EU also imports around 2.7 million tons of coffee each year, valued at 10.6 billion euros, as noted in the Euronews article.
Germany purchases a third of its coffee (33%), followed by Italy (23%), Belgium (10%), Spain (9%), and France (7%).
Most of the coffee imports into the EU last year came from Brazil—921,900 tons, or 34% of total imports from outside the EU. Vietnam accounted for 24%, with Uganda supplying 8%.
However, a new EU law set to come into effect in 2025 could drastically change this landscape, requiring coffee producers to prove that their supply chains do not contribute to deforestation.
According to data published by the French government, coffee is a crop with high deforestation potential.
“As the world’s largest coffee importer, the EU is responsible for 44% of deforestation related to coffee,” the report warns.