Just Good Joe / Coffee reference

Coffee statistics,
with the receipts.

A practical, source-backed snapshot of how America drinks coffee and where the world’s coffee comes from. Every figure links to its original source.

Last updated October 20, 2026Sources & methodology ↓
66%of U.S. adults had coffee in the past daySpring 2026, NCA
178.83M60-kilogram bags forecast for global 2025/26 productionDecember 2025, USDA
63M60-kilogram bags forecast from Brazil, the largest producer2025/26, USDA

U.S. coffee habits

The daily cup is still a very big deal.

How people brew

Drip leads, but the ritual has more than one shape.

Among U.S. past-day coffee drinkers, these were the most common preparation methods in the National Coffee Association’s Fall 2025 study.

38%Drip brewerFall 2025
23%Single-cup brewerFall 2025
17%Cold brewFall 2025
11%Espresso machineFall 2025
Read the National Coffee Association’s Fall 2025 findings ↗

Global coffee supply

The origins behind the cup.

The USDA forecast world coffee production at 178.83 million 60-kilogram bags for 2025/26, up from 176.82 million bags in 2024/25.

ProducerShare of world productionForecast output
Brazil35.2%63 million bags
Vietnam17.7%31.7 million bags
Colombia7.0%12.5 million bags
Indonesia6.9%12.37 million bags
Ethiopia6.5%11.56 million bags
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 2025/26 production forecast ↗

Global trade

175.1 million bags

The International Coffee Organization estimated world consumption at 175.1 million 60-kilogram bags in coffee year 2024/25, up 1.4% from the prior year.

Green bean exports

121.16 million bags

Global green bean exports reached 121.16 million bags in coffee year 2024/25, according to the International Coffee Organization.

Source: International Coffee Organization, Annual Review 2024/25 ↗

Sources & methodology

Made to be checked, quoted, and linked.

This page uses primary industry and public-sector sources. Consumer figures come from the National Coffee Association’s National Coffee Data Trends research. Production figures come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service. World consumption and export figures come from the International Coffee Organization.

Bag figures use the source convention of 60-kilogram bags. Consumer and market statistics are shown with the reporting period supplied by each publisher. We update this page when a key source publishes a newer benchmark, while keeping these section links stable for citations.

Suggested citation

Just Good Joe. “Coffee Statistics 2026: U.S. Drinking Habits & Global Production.” Updated October 20, 2026. https://justgoodjoe.com/coffee-statistics

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