These figures are for writers, researchers, coffee professionals, and curious drinkers who need a quick, reliable view of the market. Every statistic links to its original source and includes the source date.
The numbers
Coffee at a glance.
195 million
American adults drink coffee each week.
The National Coffee Association reported this figure in its Spring 2026 National Coffee Data Trends release.
Source: National Coffee Association, April 14, 202666%
of American adults drink coffee on a typical day.
The same Spring 2026 report put past-week coffee drinking at 73% of adults.
Source: National Coffee Association, April 14, 20262.8 cups
is the average daily consumption among American coffee drinkers.
This is an average across coffee drinkers, not across all U.S. adults.
Source: National Coffee Association, Spring 202647%
of American adults had specialty coffee in the past day.
Specialty coffee remained ahead of traditional coffee in the National Coffee Association's June 2026 report.
Source: National Coffee Association, June 2, 2026$110 billion
is the National Coffee Association's annual estimate of U.S. consumer spending on coffee products.
The association describes this as more than $300 million in coffee-product spending per day.
Source: National Coffee Association, accessed August 31, 202680%
of U.S. unroasted coffee imports came from Latin America in 2023.
USDA valued those Latin American imports at $4.8 billion. Brazil supplied 35% and Colombia supplied 27%.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, September 26, 202411.88 million bags
of coffee were exported worldwide in June 2026.
The International Coffee Organization reported this was slightly above June 2025's 11.84 million bags.
Source: International Coffee Organization, June 202681.59 million bags
of Arabica coffee were exported in the 12 months ending June 2026.
Over the same period, Robusta exports totaled 58.99 million bags.
Source: International Coffee Organization, June 2026Methodology
How to use these figures.
This page compiles published figures from the National Coffee Association, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, and the International Coffee Organization. Sources use different time periods and definitions, so the date and context shown with each figure matter.
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