10 Interesting Coffee Facts 2026

Broaden your coffee knowledge with these 10 INTERESTING COFFEE FACTS!

  1. The country consuming the most coffee per person per year is ........ FINLAND. 4-5 cups of coffee per day per person!
  2. The countries consuming the least coffee per day per month is......... India & Nepal! Less than 1 drink per week!
  3. Coffee is actually a seed not a bean! They are the pit or seed found inside the coffee cherry. Due to their shape there commonly referred to as a bean.
  4. Light roast coffees contain more caffeine as they are roasted for a shorter time and a lower temperature.
  5. The worlds first coffee house was established in Istanbul, Turkey 1475 named Kiva Hun.
  6. The UK introduced instant coffee in 1771.
  7. Melitta Bentz a German housewife invented the first coffee filter paper. 
  8. Brazil is the most leading producer of coffee in the world.
  9. The most expensive coffee in the world is Kopi Luwak, produced in Indonesia and sells as high as 1300 USD per kilo.
  10. Coffee led to the invention of the webcam in 1993. It was developed by scientists at Cambridge University computer lab to monitor a coffee pot.

Now that you've learnt all of these facts why not test your family and friends!