--- title: Global Coffee Intake Projected to Rise in Next Five Years description: Coffee demand will increase by nearly 25% in the next five years, according to the International Coffee Organization. canonical: https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/ author: Sabrina Toppa article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-17T04:01:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:12:41.532Z article:section: Business og:title: Global Coffee Intake Projected to Soar og:description: More people in emerging markets like India and China are turning to coffee. og:url: https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9193c45d2f1837e1/69877f8c2dce013a889dd942/475147025.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MakiEni—Flickr/Getty Images og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Global Coffee Intake Projected to Soar twitter:description: More people in emerging markets like India and China are turning to coffee. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9193c45d2f1837e1/69877f8c2dce013a889dd942/475147025.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Global Coffee Consumption Projected to Soar Over Next Five Years ## Video: India's Endangered (Authentic) Coffee House [Watch (HLS stream): India's Endangered (Authentic) Coffee House](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XucqKVaV.m3u8) (3:16)  _Published 2009-11-26. In New Delhi, coffee franchises are crowding out the old standbys, but the India Coffee House hangs on with its bygone charms and low prices_ by [Sabrina Toppa](/author/sabrina-toppa/) ## Sabrina Toppa Feb 17, 2015 4:01 AM CUT  Acup of coffee Acup of coffeeMakiEni—Flickr/Getty Images by [Sabrina Toppa](/author/sabrina-toppa/) ## Sabrina Toppa Feb 17, 2015 4:01 AM CUT As more of the world turns to coffee, demand for the beverage will [increase](http://www.wsj.com/articles/coffee-consumption-expected-to-jump-1424119985?mod=e2tw "undefined") by nearly 25% over the coming five years, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO). “Consumption is increasing as societies in India, China and Latin America continue to be Westernized,” the ICO’s executive director Roberio Silva told the _Wall Street Journal_. Currently, consumer intake of coffee stands at 141.6 million bags of beans; but by 2020, coffee demand is slated to rise to 175.8 million bags (each weighs approximately 132 lb.). The high demand coincides with a period of tight coffee supplies globally and currency fluctuations in Brazil. Last year’s high prices were partly precipitated by a drought in the South American nation, currently the world’s largest coffee grower. Global coffee production has been cut by 5.7 million bags this crop year because of the Brazilian drought, bad weather and a Central American plant fungus. Other coffee growers like Vietnam, India and Indonesia are not expected to produce enough coffee to ensure a market stabilization next year. \[[_WSJ_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/coffee-consumption-expected-to-jump-1424119985?mod=e2tw "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/"},"headline":"Global Coffee Consumption Projected to Soar Over Next Five Years","datePublished":"2015-02-17T04:01:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:12:41.532Z","description":"Populous nations like India and China are increasingly becoming fans of coffee","url":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/","keywords":["Food & Drink","Economics","India","China","Consumers","brazil","Coffee","Consumption"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9193c45d2f1837e1/69877f8c2dce013a889dd942/475147025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sabrina Toppa","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/sabrina-toppa/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9193c45d2f1837e1/69877f8c2dce013a889dd942/475147025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MakiEni—Flickr/Getty Images","caption":"MakiEni—Flickr/Getty Images","creditText":"MakiEni—Flickr/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/food-drink/","name":"Food & Drink"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/","name":"Global Coffee Consumption Projected to Soar Over Next Five Years"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"India's Endangered (Authentic) Coffee House","description":"In New Delhi, coffee franchises are crowding out the old standbys, but the India Coffee House hangs on with its bygone charms and low prices","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XucqKVaV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-11-26T02:38:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XucqKVaV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/","duration":"PT3M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3711436/global-coffee-increase/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```