Where it's grown
Origins 25
Coffee-growing countries — their altitudes, harvests and signature cups. Pick one to see the beans it grows.
Latin America
- ColombiaCoffees57Altitude1,200–2,000 mHarvestMain crop Sep – Dec; smaller 'mitaca' crop Apr – JunTypical cupCaramel & Brown SugarCitrusStone Fruit
- PanamaCoffees30Altitude1,400–2,000 mHarvestDecember – March
- GuatemalaCoffees23Altitude1,300–2,000 mHarvestDecember – MarchTypical cupChocolate & CocoaCaramel & Brown SugarCitrus
- El SalvadorCoffees17Altitude1,000–1,700 mHarvestNov–Mar
- Costa RicaCoffees16Altitude1,200–1,900 mHarvestNovember – MarchTypical cupStone FruitCitrusCaramel & Brown Sugar
- HondurasCoffees13Altitude1,000–1,700 mHarvestNov–AprTypical cupChocolate & CocoaCaramel & Brown SugarCitrus
- BrazilCoffees7Altitude800 – 1,350 mHarvestMay – SeptemberTypical cupChocolate & CocoaNuttyCaramel & Brown Sugar
- EcuadorCoffees6Altitude1,200–2,200 mHarvestMay – October
- MexicoCoffees6Altitude900–1,800 mHarvestNovember – MarchTypical cupChocolate & CocoaNuttyCaramel & Brown Sugar
- BoliviaCoffees4Altitude1,200–1,900 mHarvestJuly – November
- PeruCoffees4Altitude1,200–2,100 mHarvestApril – SeptemberTypical cupCaramel & Brown SugarCitrusStone Fruit
- NicaraguaCoffees1Altitude1,000–1,700 mHarvestNov–MarTypical cupChocolate & CocoaCaramel & Brown SugarCitrus
Africa & Arabia
- EthiopiaCoffees84Altitude1,700–2,200 mHarvestOctober – JanuaryTypical cupFloral & JasmineCitrusBerry & Blueberry
- KenyaCoffees31Altitude1,400–2,100 mHarvestOctober – December (main), with a smaller fly cropTypical cupBlackcurrantBerry & BlueberryCitrus
- RwandaCoffees4Altitude1,500–2,000 mHarvestMarch – JulyTypical cupBerry & BlueberryCitrusFloral & Jasmine
- BurundiCoffees3Altitude1,700–2,000 mHarvestMarch – JulyTypical cupBerry & BlueberryCitrusSpice
- UgandaCoffees3Altitude1,200–2,200 mHarvestOct–Feb (main), Apr–Jun (fly)Typical cupStone FruitFloral & JasmineCitrus
- TanzaniaCoffeesAltitude1,100–2,000 mHarvestJun–DecTypical cupBerry & BlueberryCitrusStone Fruit
- YemenCoffeesAltitude1,500–2,200 mHarvestOctober – DecemberTypical cupWiney & BoozySpiceChocolate & Cocoa
Asia-Pacific
- IndonesiaCoffees3Altitude900 – 1,600 mHarvestOctober – March (varies by island)Typical cupEarthy & HerbalChocolate & CocoaSpice
- Papua New GuineaCoffees2Altitude1,200–1,900 mHarvestApr–SepTypical cupChocolate & CocoaNuttyCaramel & Brown Sugar
- ChinaCoffeesAltitude1,000–1,800 mHarvestNovember – March
- IndiaCoffeesAltitude700–1,600 mHarvestNov–FebTypical cupChocolate & CocoaSpiceNutty
- MyanmarCoffeesAltitude1,000–1,600 mHarvestNov–FebTypical cupFloral & JasmineCitrusChocolate & Cocoa
- United StatesCoffeesAltitude150–900 mHarvestvaries by regionTypical cupFloral & JasmineStone FruitCitrus