| With over 501 billion cups consumed yearly, | | | | 1998. This figure is expected to reach seven |
| coffee ranks as one of the world's most popular | | | | million metric tons annually starting this year. In |
| beverages. Drinking a hot cup of Joe is very | | | | 2000 alone, US coffee consumption was 22.1 |
| popular in the Americas, the Middle East and | | | | gallons (83.66 liters) per capita. |
| Europe. Coffee houses and cafes around the | | | | Aside from the United States, other big markets |
| world specialize in coffee. | | | | for coffee include Germany and Japan. Canada is |
| Aside from coffee, many cafes also serve tea, | | | | another large coffee consuming country with the |
| sandwiches, pastries and other light refreshments. | | | | coffee chain Tim Hortons making millions of cups |
| Some shops have coffee-to-go for hectic | | | | of coffee a day. The Nordic countries consume |
| travelers who visit these places on their way to | | | | the most coffee per capita with Finland usually |
| work. Others provide additional services, like wired | | | | occupying the top spot with per-capita |
| or wireless Internet access, giving birth to the | | | | consumption in excess of 10 kilograms (kg) per |
| name "internet cafe, which is also being used by | | | | year. It is closely followed by Norway, Sweden |
| stores with Internet service but without any | | | | and Denmark. |
| coffee. | | | | Consumption has also greatly increased in the |
| In general, coffee consumption in North America | | | | traditionally tea drinking United Kingdom but still |
| and Europe is equivalent to approximately one | | | | remains below 5 kg per year. Other coffee loving |
| third of all tap water consumed in those same | | | | countries are the Netherlands (7.1 kgs), |
| countries. Worldwide, approximately 6.7 million | | | | Switzerland (7 kgs), Germany (5.7 kgs), Austria |
| metric tons of coffee is produced annually since | | | | (5.5 kgs), Belgium (5 kgs), and France (3.9 kgs). |