Coffee bean yields in United States
United States: Coffee bean yields was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
11th
of 82 countries
All-time high
2.45 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
All-time low
0.4675 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean yields in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.35 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in United States peaked at 2.45 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4675 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places United States 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +58.1% |
| 1963 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -51.0% |
| 1964 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +90.1% |
| 1965 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1966 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1970 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1972 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5524 tonnes per hectare | -49.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8344 tonnes per hectare | +51.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7932 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7565 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +53.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4675 tonnes per hectare | -59.8% |
| 1983 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +197.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9203 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9725 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7682 tonnes per hectare | -42.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8146 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5377 tonnes per hectare | -48.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6212 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8764 tonnes per hectare | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 0.895 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9569 tonnes per hectare | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9068 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8566 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6926 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.756 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8676 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8309 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7122 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +120.8% |
| 2022 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +29.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.35 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4513 tonnes per hectare, 3.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +197.7% | 0.4675 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5524 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9844 tonnes per hectare | 0.4675 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5377 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6926 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.7122 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean yields in United States?
- Coffee bean yields in United States was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4675 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does United States rank for coffee bean yields?
- United States ranks 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.