Caffeine (Coffee) Consumption By Country

Here is a list of the Top 50 coffee consuming countries as well as the type of caffeine consumption by country worldwide.

The first set of data was provided to us by euromonitor.com and comes with the following caveat:

These per capita figures refer to the dry weight of coffee (measured in metric tonnes) rather than brewed volume which is the final amount of liquid product the consumer drinks that is prepared by pouring hot liquid over the dry volume product of coffee.

Because the conversion factor to reach brewed volume varies from market to market, depending on preferred strengths, etc., looking at dry volume figures across countries provides a more apples to apples comparison. – Beverages Analyst, Dana LaMendola

Well anyway, here’s what their 2013 data revealed about the amount of coffee consumed by country per capita (per person on average).

Top 50 Coffee Consuming Countries

1. Finland: 9.6 kg per capita
2. Norway: 7.2 kg per capita
3. Netherlands 6.7 kg per capita
4. Slovenia: 6.1 kg per capita
5. Austria: 5.5 kg per capita
6. Serbia: 5.4 kg per capita
7. Denmark: 5.3 kg per capita
8. Germany: 5.2 kg per capita
9. Belgium: 4.9 kg per capita
10. Brazil: 4.8 kg per capita
11. Bosnia-Herzegovina: 4.3 kg per capita
12. Estonia: 4.2 kg per capita
13. Switzerland: 3.9 kg per capita
14. Croatia: 3.8 kg per capita
15. Dominican Republic: 3.7 kg per capita
16. Costa Rica: 3.7 kg per capita
17. Macedonia: 3.6 kg per capita
18. Italy: 3.4 kg per capita
19. Canada: 3.4 kg per capita
20. Lithuania: 3.3 kg per capita
21. France: 3.2 kg per capita
22. USA: 3.1 kg per capita
23. Poland: 3.1 kg per capita
24. Hungary: 3.1 kg per capita
25. Spain: 3 kg per capita
26. South Korea: 2.6 kg per capita
27. Algeria: 2.6 kg per capita
28. Australia: 2.6 kg per capita
29. Portugal: 2.6 kg per capita
30. Slovakia: 2.5 kg per capita
31. Latvia: 2.5 kg per capita
32. Greece: 2.4 kg per capita
33. Czech Republic: 2.3 kg per capita
34. Bulgaria: 2.3 kg per capita
35. Tunisia: 2.2 kg per capita
36. Singapore: 2.1 kg per capita
37. Guatemala: 2 kg per capita
38. Romania: 1.9 kg per capita
39. Israel: 1.8 kg per capita
40. The UK: 1.7 kg per capita
41. Thailand: 1.6 kg per capita
42. Venezuela:  1.6 kg per capita
43. Japan: 1.5 kg per capita
44. Colombia: 1.4 kg per capita
45. Malaysia: 1.3 kg per capita
46. Hong Kong: 1.3 kg per capita
47. New Zealand: 1.3 kg per capita
48. Georgia: 1.3 kg per capita
49. Philippines: 1.2 kg per capita

There you have it. The USA has a long way to go if they’re ever going to out caffeine Finland as do most other countries around the world.

But, look who is the overall largest buyer of coffee worldwide.

Top 5 Countries by Sheer Tonne Coffee Consumption

Countries Who Pay the Most for Coffee

Recently Datahero.com put together not only a list of the countries who consume the most coffee, but also the countries that pay the most for their coffee. Here are the top 6.

1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Portugal
4. Cyprus
5. Austria
6. Denmark

How Countries Consume Caffeine

In 2018 a large review of data from Euromonitor looked at caffeine consumption per country. They determined the percentage of caffeine-containing beverage volume sales per beverage. 

In other words: Of the caffeine a country consumes, how much is from coffee, tea, soft drinks, and so on.

Caffeine Milligram Consumption per day

This data is old (1995) and it doesn’t include energy or soft drinks. However, it still provides some interesting insight on caffeine consumption throughout the world.

You can read more about this research in Pharmacological Reviews, Vol. 51, Issue 1, 83-133, March 1999 “Actions of Caffeine in the Brain with Special Reference to Factors That Contribute to Its Widespread Use” (link).

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