Kenya vs Yemen: Green coffee beans production
Kenya
49,500 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
26,544 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
25th
Yemen rank
28th
Green coffee beans production over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49,500 tonnes against 26,544 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 22,956 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 28th of 84 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,022 tonnes | 5,509 tonnes | 38,513 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 72,823 tonnes | 4,403 tonnes | 68,420 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 104,086 tonnes | 5,049 tonnes | 99,037 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 81,443 tonnes | 9,065 tonnes | 72,378 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 55,104 tonnes | 14,130 tonnes | 40,974 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 42,920 tonnes | 19,460 tonnes | 23,460 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 44,300 tonnes | 27,701 tonnes | 16,599 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green coffee beans production, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 49,500 tonnes against 26,544 tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green coffee beans production between Kenya and Yemen?
- 22,956 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for green coffee beans production?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 28th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.