Trivial facts you always wanted to know about coffee.

 

 

43% of all Germans and 27% of all US coffee drinkers drink their coffee sweet.

 

With over 4 billion coffee trees, Brazil is the largest coffee grower in the world, followed by Colombia with around 60% of Brazil's coffee cultivation.

 

'Hard bean' means that the coffee was grown at an altitude of more than 1500 metres.

 

Arabica and Robusta coffee trees bear fruit for 20 to 30 years with proper care.

 

Coffee is transported almost exclusively by sea. Around 2200 ships currently transport coffee beans around the world every year.

 

The trend towards flavoured coffee originated in the USA in the late 70s.

 

1 October is the official coffee day in Japan.

 

The first coffee tree in the western hemisphere was brought to Martinique from France around 1720.

 

Germany is the second largest coffee consumer in the world with around 8 kilograms of coffee per person.

 

More than 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, all of which are located on the equator.

 

The percolator (espresso pot) was invented by a Frenchman in 1827.

 

Apart from Hawaii and Puerto Rico, no coffee is grown on US soil.

 

Until the 1870s, coffee was almost exclusively roasted at home in a pan or over a coal fire.

 

Every year, 7 million green coffee beans are produced worldwide.