El Salvador vs Kenya: Green coffee beans production
El Salvador
28,488 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
49,500 tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Kenya rank
25th
Green coffee beans production over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49,500 tonnes against 28,488 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 21,012 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 25th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123,498 tonnes | 44,022 tonnes | 79,476 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 149,921 tonnes | 72,823 tonnes | 77,098 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 153,433 tonnes | 104,086 tonnes | 49,348 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 144,409 tonnes | 81,443 tonnes | 62,965 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 92,603 tonnes | 55,104 tonnes | 37,499 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 55,147 tonnes | 42,920 tonnes | 12,227 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 35,967 tonnes | 44,300 tonnes | 8,333 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green coffee beans production, El Salvador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 49,500 tonnes against 28,488 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green coffee beans production between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 21,012 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for green coffee beans production?
- El Salvador ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 25th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Green coffee beans production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.