Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks second in the world for coffee consumption per capita, with an average of 14.26 kg of coffee consumed annually per person.
Ireland took first place on the global list, with its citizens currently drinking the most coffee, consuming 15.79 kilograms per person annually.
Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina are followed by Lebanon in third place (12.91 kg), New Zealand (12.81 kg), Georgia (12.52 kg), and Serbia in sixth place with 12.15 kilograms per capita.
The list of the top ten countries with the highest consumption rates also includes Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Bulgaria.
Interestingly, the top of the rankings has shifted dynamically over the past decade.
Finland dominated the list in 2010 with 13.78 kilograms, but Greece took over the top spot in 2013. Driven by a strong coffee-drinking tradition, Lebanon claimed first place in 2015, while Serbia held the leading position in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina held the status of absolute worldwide leader in coffee consumption in 2021, before Ireland—making a sudden leap from the middle of the rankings—climbed to first place in 2023.
The published data are based on reports by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and measure coffee availability for consumption in green coffee bean equivalents.
The study exclusively included countries with a population over three million, excluding nations such as Luxembourg and the Maldives from the top of the list, where unrealistically high numbers are primarily the result of cross-border shopping and tourism.
