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Coffee

Top global producers of coffee, EU import flows, and case-study evidence linking coffee supply chains to forest clearance and social impacts. See the methodology for how commodity trade data is assembled.

About Coffee

Coffee is one of the seven commodity products in scope of the European Union Deforestation Regulation. Although the cash crop is generally not seen as a major contributor to global deforestation, with an estimated 1% of global deforestation associated with the production of coffee beans between 2001-2023, deforestation hotspots linked to coffee expansion are prevalent. Moreover, coffee monoculture destroys biodiversity, coffee pesticides poison planet and people, and its production is linked to a large water footprint, child labour and working conditions analogous to slavery. Brazil, Vietnam, and Uganda are the top-3 coffee supplying countries to the world’s top coffee importer - the European Union - while Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam are the largest suppliers to the United States. The largest coffee-producing countries include Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia.
Top non-EU exporter to EU
Brazil
2025
Top EU importer
Germany
2025
HS products covered
1
coffee products in EUDR scope
Forest-risk origin countries
55
sourcing coffee to the EU · 2025