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Coffee Production by African country
Ethiopia has the highest green coffee production of any African country, at 575.7K t — 1.4× Uganda's 402K t.
Annual green coffee production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT). 30 of 54 countries, ranked · FAOSTAT AGRICULTURE, 2024.
By region
The top 5 countries account for 81% of Africa's total green coffee production.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Coffee Production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 575.7K t | |
| 2 | Uganda | 402K t | |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 324.92K t | |
| 4 | Guinea | 174.85K t | |
| 5 | Tanzania | 77.42K t | |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.13K t | |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65.7K t | |
| 8 | Madagascar | 49.56K t | |
| 9 | Kenya | 49.5K t | |
| 10 | Cameroon | 29.77K t | |
| 11 | Togo | 21.77K t | |
| 12 | Rwanda | 17.84K t | |
| 13 | Malawi | 11.22K t | |
| 14 | Zambia | 8.8K t | |
| 15 | Angola | 7.58K t | |
| 16 | Burundi | 6.9K t | |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.03K t | |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 3.18K t | |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 2.21K t | |
| 20 | Nigeria | 1.81K t | |
| 21 | Mozambique | 803.7 t | |
| 22 | Ghana | 736 t | |
| 23 | Liberia | 653.22 t | |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 572 t | |
| 25 | Comoros | 142.1 t | |
| 26 | Gabon | 103.97 t | |
| 27 | Benin | 55.13 t | |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 14 t | |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.27 t | |
| 30 | Mauritius | 0 t |
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Coffee Production figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=coffee_production_tonnes&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest green coffee production?
Ethiopia has the highest green coffee production in Africa at 575.7K t (2024), followed by Uganda and Central African Republic.
Which African country has the lowest green coffee production?
Mauritius has the lowest green coffee production of the 30 African countries with data, at 0 t (1992).
How many African countries report Coffee Production data?
30 of 54 African countries have a recent Coffee Production figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=coffee_production_tonnes&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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