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Image copyrightGetty ImagesHow do you like your coffee in the morning From an Italian espresso to the Vietnamese ca phe trung, made with egg
yolks and condensed milk, a lot depends on where you wake up
More people are drinking more coffee than ever before, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization
So which nation produces the most beans needed for our caffeine fix Who drinks the most coffee, and where do people buy it1
Top coffee producersCoffee is one of the world's most popular drinks, and it is produced in more than 50 countries
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer
In 2017-18, the country produced more than 51 million bags of beans
The world's second largest producer is Vietnam
India, which is also one of the world's largest tea producers, produced 5.8 million 60kg bags of coffee in 2017-18, with neighbouring Sri
Some much smaller countries are key producers
Honduras, for example, produced more than 8.3 million bags of coffee last year, and it is one of the country's top exports
Image copyrightGetty ImagesAccording to the Fairtrade Foundation, more than 125 million people around the world depend on coffee for their
livelihoods, with around 25 million smallholder farms producing 80% of the world's coffee.Fairtrade coffee means consumers can trace their
coffee beans to find out exactly where they came from, and farmers are guaranteed a minimum price for their coffee
Fairtrade coffee farmers produce an estimated 560,900 tonnes of coffee a year - that's enough to make more than 72.5 million single
Some academics argue that the scheme is expensive for farmers to join, and that could offset potential benefits
Encouraging coffee production with a cash incentive could also lead to too much coffee being produced, driving down prices
However, Louisa Cox, director of impact at the Fairtrade Foundation, said that being fairtrade-certified also means that farmers can access
training, safety equipment and protection
Although there are more than 100 different coffee species, the most widely produced and sold are Arabica and Robusta
Who drinks the mostWhen it comes to coffee consumption, only two nations top more than 10kg per person per year - Finland and Sweden,
according to statistics from the International Coffee Organization
The Finnish drink the most coffee every year, at 12.5kg each
Nordic countries also make up the rest of the top five, perhaps needing a cup to get through the cold days.The world's top 10 coffee
consuming nations are in Europe, whereas most of the largest coffee producers are in developing countries with the right weather to grow
coffee.The ideal conditions for growing coffee plants is found in the "bean belt" either side of the equator - between the Tropics of
Capricorn and Cancer (23 degrees North to 23 degrees South)
Neither the US nor the UK makes the list of the top 20 coffee consumers, falling behind the likes of Croatia, France and Lithuania.3
Who pays the mostThe coffee supply chain is complex
Beans pass hands from growers to traders, processors to exporters, and finally from roasters to retailers
So a shift in the price of coffee can have big consequences on prices for farmers, producers and customers
Biggest brandsGrabbing a cup of coffee on the way to the office has become a daily ritual for many workers around the world.According to
research group Allegra Strategies, there were more than 22,700 branded coffee shops in Europe in 2017, and more than 27,900 in the United
Seattle-based coffee company Starbucks comes out on top in the US with more than 13,500 outlets
Costa Coffee is the largest chain in Europe, with 2,755 coffee shops, followed by Starbucks with 2,406
Although traditionally known as a nation of tea drinkers, the UK was home to 7,421 branded coffee shops in 2017.The number of outlets in the
UK grew by 643 last year, the biggest expansion in Europe
Most popular coffee drinksCoffee connoisseurs might pride themselves on their ability to drink the strong stuff, but the most popular coffee
drinks purchased in the UK are milk-based.Lattes were the most popular coffee product purchased in the UK, with more than 930 million sold
in the year to 25 February 2018
Cappuccinos followed at 800 million, according to market researcher Kantar Worldpanel
Flat whites are growing in popularity, with spend on the smooth coffee drinks increasing by 56% from February 2017 to 2018
($2.1bn), it seems that coffee culture is here to stay.
