The production of Robusta coffee is steadily increasing every year. In the early 1990s, the species accounted for about 28 per cent of global coffee production, while today it’s almost 44 per cent. Over the past three decades, worldwide coffee production has grown by about 1.9 per cent each year, with a significant proportion of that growth accounted for via increased Robusta production according to the International Coffee Organization.
Hanna Neuschwander, Senior Advisor for Communications at World Coffee Research, says there are several factors contributing to the species’ rise, but a key driver has been the development of the Vietnamese coffee sector.
“From 1990 to 2024, Vietnam has seen a 2100 per cent increase in Robusta production. Behind Brazil, Vietnam is now the world’s second largest coffee producer, and nearly all the country’s output is Robusta,” says Neuschwander.
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