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Europe Reaffirms Its Crown as the World's Coffee Capital — And Ethiopia Is Powering the Next Chapter
A new economic study confirms what anyone walking through a European city already senses: the continent's love affair with coffee shows no sign of slowing. According to "The Economic Impact of Coffee in Europe," a report by London-based consultancy Europe Economics for the European Coffee Federation (ECF), the EU27 was the single largest coffee-consumption market on Earth in 2025/26, drinking around 41.9 million 60kg bags — roughly 24% of all coffee consumed worldwide, ahead of the United States and Brazil. Add in the UK, Norway and Switzerland (the "EU+" region) and Europe's share of global consumption climbs higher still.
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