It could be the famous Tanzania Peaberry Coffee or Hawaiian Kona Coffee or Ethiopian Harrar Coffee . . . all these highly prized coffees come from the "coffee belt." In fact, all coffee whether ground or roasted or packaged in Italy comes from the tropics.
Coffee is the seed of a coffee cherry, which is a fruit grown on trees from warm tropical climates only. This coffee belt stretches around the globe in countries south of the equator. 70 countries in all grow coffee in these regions.
Africa is known for having fruity, citrusy flavors, lighter and more acidic than coffee grown in other parts of the world.
South American coffee has nutty or floral notes with a medium body and some acidity. We are now offering Illy K cup pods, a select premium coffee from a single origin country, Colombia.
Asian coffee is characterized by earthy flavors like the spices cinnamon and clove. The coffee is sweeter and has a richer body.
Here is a list of the top coffee producing countries:
| Rank | Country | 60 kilogram bags | Metric tons | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Brazil
|
44,200,000 | 2,652,000 | 5,714,381,000 |
| 2 |
 Vietnam
|
27,500,000 | 1,650,000 | 3,637,627,000 |
| 3 |
 Colombia
|
13,500,000 | 810,000 | 1,785,744,000 |
| 4 |
 Indonesia
|
11,000,000 | 660,000 | 1,455,050,000 |
| 5 |
 Ethiopia
|
6,400,000 | 384,000 | 846,575,000 |
| 6 |
 Honduras
|
5,800,000 | 348,000 | 767,208,000 |
| 7 |
 India
|
5,800,000 | 348,000 | 767,208,000 |
| 8 |
 Uganda
|
4,800,000 | 288,000 | 634,931,000 |
| 9 |
 Mexico
|
3,900,000 | 234,000 | 515,881,000 |
| 10 |
 Guatemala
|
3,400,000 | 204,000 | 449,743,000 |
| 11 |
 Peru
|
3,200,000 | 192,000 | 423,287,000 |
| 12 |
 Nicaragua
|
2,200,000 | 132,000 | 291,010,000 |
| 13 |
 China(2013–14 est.)[7]
|
1,947,000 | 116,820 | 257,544,000 |
| 14 |
 Ivory Coast
|
1,800,000 | 108,000 | 238,099,000 |
| 15 |
 Costa Rica
|
1,492,000 | 89,520 | 197,357,000 |
| 16 |
 Kenya
|
833,000 | 49,980 | 110,187,000 |
| 17 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
800,000 | 48,000 | 105,821,000 |
| 18 |
 Tanzania
|
800,000 | 48,000 | 105,821,000 |
| 19 |
 El Salvador
|
762,000 | 45,720 | 100,795,000 |
| 20 |
 Ecuador
|
700,000 | 42,000 | 92,594,000 |
