Tanzanian Coffee: Regions, Grades, Peaberry and Flavor
Tanzania grows arabica and robusta in similar amounts (USDA forecasts 850,000 bags of arabica and 750,000 of robusta for 2026/27): arabica in the far north and far south, robusta in …
African Coffee
Ethiopia and Uganda grow most of Africa’s coffee: USDA forecasts 12.1 and 7.16 million 60-kilogram bags for 2026/27, about 78% of the 24.6 million it expects from the continent. Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Rwanda follow. We have a guide to five of the six largest producers, covering regions, grades, history and the numbers behind them.
| Country | 2026/27 forecast (thousand 60-kg bags) | Share of Africa | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 12,100 | 49.3% | Ethiopian coffee |
| Uganda | 7,160 | 29.1% | Ugandan coffee |
| Tanzania | 1,600 | 6.5% | Tanzanian coffee |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1,300 | 5.3% | no guide yet |
| Kenya | 950 | 3.9% | Kenyan coffee |
| Rwanda | 350 | 1.4% | Rwandan coffee |
| Eight other producers (Madagascar 300, Cameroon 215, DR Congo 160, Burundi 140, Guinea 125, Togo 90, Angola 45, Sierra Leone 30) | 1,105 | 4.5% | none |
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, PSD Online, July 2026 release. Shares are of the 24,565 thousand bags forecast for the 14 African producers with a 2026/27 figure.
Rwandan Coffee: Production, Processing and the Potato Defect
Rwanda produced 21,295 metric tons of green coffee in 2024/25 and exported 20,509 metric tons for $116.2 million, according to its National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB). Exports were up …
Ugandan Coffee: Robusta Country, Production and Grade Names
Uganda is mainly a robusta country: about 84% of its forecast 7.16 million 60-kilogram bags for 2026/27 is robusta. USDA ranks it the sixth largest coffee producer and the fourth …
Kenyan Coffee Grades, Varieties and History Explained
Kenya grows almost only arabica, and grades it by bean: AA, AB, PB, C, E, TT and T are set mainly by screen size, density and defects. The Nairobi Coffee …
Ethiopian Coffee: Regions, History and Genetics
Ethiopia, arabica’s center of origin, is forecast by USDA to grow 12.1 million 60-kilogram bags in 2026/27 and consume 5.0 million bags domestically. Its coffee is either washed (pulped and …
