Kenya vs Yemen: Coffee production by world region
Kenya
49,500 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
26,544 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
25th
Yemen rank
28th
Coffee production by world region 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 coffee production by world region, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 49,500 tonnes against 26,544 tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region 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 coffee production by world region?
- 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) 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.