Congo vs United States: Coffee production by world region
Congo
3,177 tonnes
in 2024
United States
3,817 tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
48th
United States rank
47th
Coffee production by world region over time
- Congo
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3,817 tonnes against 3,177 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 640 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Congo ranks 48th and United States ranks 47th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,303 tonnes | 2,798 tonnes | 1,494 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 2,215 tonnes | 927.8 tonnes | 1,288 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 2,414 tonnes | 763.2 tonnes | 1,651 tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 1,414 tonnes | 2,014 tonnes | 599.6 tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 2,405 tonnes | 3,561 tonnes | 1,156 tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 3,019 tonnes | 2,882 tonnes | 137.07 tonnes | Congo |
| 2020s | 3,180 tonnes | 3,473 tonnes | 292.96 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, Congo or United States?
- United States, at 3,817 tonnes against 3,177 tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between Congo and United States?
- 640 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and United States rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- Congo ranks 48th and United States ranks 47th 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 Coffee production by world region. 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.