Second to water, coffee is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, with an estimated 2 billions cups drank a day. While most of us enjoy a good cuppa, we’re sure you won’t know most of these facts.
Glasshouse Mountains Coffee weights in on 8 interesting facts about the little drink which makes up this billion dollar industry.
1.Finland Drinks The Most Coffee In the World
Drinking an average of 10kgs of coffee per year, which is around 3-5 cups of coffee a day, the Finnish drink the most coffee in the world per capita.
Coffee is so entrenched in Finnish culture, that two 10-minute coffee breaks are legally sectioned into the work day.
2.Coffee Is The Second Most Traded Commodity In The World
Second only to crude oil, coffee is consumed in such enormous quantities that it is ranked as the second most traded commodity in the world.
Being worth over $100 billion worldwide, we only wish we could fill our cars for the same price as a decent flat white.
3.Brazil Produces The Most Coffee In The World
Producing a whopping 40% of the world’s coffee, Brazil proudly produces the most coffee in the world.
With an estimated 2220,000 coffee plantations covering 27,000km2 of land, it’s estimated that 1 in every 3 cups of coffee consumed was farmed in Brazil.
Coffee needs high altitudes, rich soil and a tropical climate two grow so it comes as no surprise that both Brazil and Columbia base their entire economies off of coffee production.
While these two countries may have optimal growing conditions, coffee is grown all over the world, in more than 50 countries. However, the only American state to have suitable coffee growing conditions is Hawaii.
4.Love Coffee? Why Not Swim In It?
A Japanese spa has facilities for you to bathe in coffee (or tea or wine for that matter).
This particular spa believes that bathing in coffee promotes relaxation, allows you to recharge and can beautify one’s skin. Worth a shot, isn’t it?
5.The Coffee Plant Was Discovered In Africa
While no one can be certain, legend has it that the coffee plant was discovered in Africa by a goat farmer.
The farmer noticed his goats became particularly energetic after consuming certain red berries. The farmer tried the berries himself and so the story … Read more
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