More Coffee-Harming Heat Due to Carbon Pollution

A new analysis from Climate Central 

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People love coffee, but it’s getting harder to produce (and more expensive to buy) – and climate change is one reason why.

Extreme weather in global coffee-growing regions has likely contributed to coffee price spikes in recent years.

New analysis from Climate Central shows that climate change added more coffee-harming heat to the world’s coffee-growing regions during 2021-2025, potentially affecting the quality and quantity of recent harvests.

The 25 coffee-growing countries analyzed account for about 97% of global coffee production — and all of them experienced more coffee-harming heat during the past five years because of climate change.

The top five coffee-growing countries, responsible for 75% of the world’s supply, experienced on average 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat annually because of climate change.

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Average annual days with maximum temperatures that are harmful for coffee growth in the top 5 coffee-producing countries. (16:9)

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Average annual days with maximum temperatures that are harmful for coffee growth in the top 5 coffee-producing countries. (9:16)

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Average annual number of days climate change pushed maximum temperatures past the coffee-harming heat threshold globally (16:9)

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Akshay Dashrath - Co-Founder, Grower, South India Coffee Company

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Dejene Dadi - General Manager, Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union

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