Sri Lanka vs United States: Coffee production by world region
Sri Lanka
5,117 tonnes
in 2024
United States
3,817 tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
44th
United States rank
47th
Coffee production by world region over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5,117 tonnes against 3,817 tonnes in United States, a difference of 1,300 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th of 84 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,532 tonnes | 2,798 tonnes | 4,734 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 8,864 tonnes | 927.8 tonnes | 7,937 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9,778 tonnes | 763.2 tonnes | 9,015 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10,091 tonnes | 2,014 tonnes | 8,077 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7,717 tonnes | 3,561 tonnes | 4,156 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5,600 tonnes | 2,882 tonnes | 2,718 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5,345 tonnes | 3,473 tonnes | 1,872 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, Sri Lanka or United States?
- Sri Lanka, at 5,117 tonnes against 3,817 tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 1,300 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th 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 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.