Coffee consumption
Last updated: 10 November 2026
Kilograms per person of coffee and products available for food in 2023, in primary equivalent. FAOSTAT calls this food supply; the game uses it as a proxy for consumption.
The measure is Coffee supply, in kg/yr per person, year 2023. The source note stored with the series says: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets, 2023: Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr), in primary equivalent. FAO flag E (estimated). This is supply available for food, not cups drunk. A trading port can sit far above a country that actually drinks the coffee.
Eight high values in the series
| # | Country | kg/yr per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 43.23 |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 23.26 |
| 3 | Laos | 22.59 |
| 4 | Maldives | 20.72 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 18.98 |
| 6 | Ireland | 15.79 |
| 7 | Estonia | 15.68 |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.44 |
Hong Kong leads this table at 43.23 kg/yr per person. After that: Marshall Islands at 23.26 (19.97 kg/yr per person under Hong Kong); Laos at 22.59 (0.67 kg/yr per person under Marshall Islands); Maldives at 20.72 (1.87 kg/yr per person under Laos); Luxembourg at 18.98 (1.74 kg/yr per person under Maldives); Ireland at 15.79 (3.19 kg/yr per person under Luxembourg); Estonia at 15.68 (0.11 kg/yr per person under Ireland); Antigua and Barbuda at 14.44 (1.24 kg/yr per person under Estonia). Hong Kong is 2.994 times Antigua and Barbuda. That multiple is the top row divided by the bottom row of this same table.
Contrasts already written for Guess the number
Guess the number shows one country's real value and asks you to type another. These fact lines are the ones stored with the pairs. They are not a new claim.
Finland is 10.76 and Italy is 6.11. Italy is the cafe in people's heads. Finland's supply is higher because coffee is the all-day drink at home, and the FAO figure is coffee and products in primary equivalent. Sweden is 10.9 and Finland is 10.76. Sweden is slightly above Finland. The country people name first is not the higher supply. Denmark is 11.68 and Italy is 6.11. Denmark's supply is nearly double Italy's. The espresso bar is not the biggest account. Ireland is 15.79 and Italy is 6.11. Ireland's supply is more than double Italy's. FAO marks it estimated, and it is supply, not cups on a counter.
Hong Kong leads this top eight. The stored Guess the number fact says that figure is a trading port's estimated supply, not kilograms drunk. Finland, Sweden, and Denmark are the drinking countries the same facts compare with Italy. A port and a cafe culture are not the same kind of number, which is why the source note says supply, not cups.
Link to the source: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS.