The coffee market in France is sixth largest roasted coffee exporters and the fourth largest coffee market in Europe. The market in France is expected to grow steadily in the next five years by at least 1.6%
Coffee wasn’t always popular in France. When it was first introduced in the 17th century, the beverage was met with resistance from the Catholic Church.
However, years after accepting the beverage, France’s coffee market has thrived over the years and is valued at approximately 2 billion in 2023. The average consumption of coffee in France is approximately 180kgs and approximately 3 kg per person per year.
In this article, we will look at the coffee market in France and its growth potential.
Revenue of Coffee in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Coffee Revenue in USD dollars Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Total Revenue 2018 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2019 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2020 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2021 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2022 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2023 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2024 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 2025 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2026 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2027 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2028 1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 3,000,000,000
Coffee revenue change in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Coffee Revenue Change in Percentage (%) Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Total Revenue Change 2018 – – – 2019 -5.1% 1.3% -0.5% 2020 1.8% 3.9% 3.4% 2021 10.5% 8.2% 8.4% 2022 0% 0% 0.4% 2023 3.2% 3.5% 3.4% 2024 1.5% 2.8% 2.5% 2025 0% 1.6% 1.6% 2026 1.5% 2.2% 1.2% 2027 0% 1.6% 1.2% 2028 0% 1.6% 1.6%
Average revenue per capita of coffee in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Coffee Revenue Per-Capita in USD dollars Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Total Revenue per capita 2018 9.11 23.09 32.20 2019 8.55 23.34 31.89 2020 8.72 24.26 32.98 2021 9.59 26.09 35.68 2022 9.61 26.12 35.72 2023 9.90 26.85 36.75 2024 10.01 27.63 37.64 2025 10.04 28.07 38.11 2026 10.07 28.49 38.56 2027 10.07 28.89 38.96 2028 10.09 29.31 39.40
Average total volume of coffee consumed in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Volume in Kilograms (kg) Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Total Volume 2018 29.9kg 168.4kg 198.3kg 2019 29.6kg 165.6kg 195.2kg 2020 29.6kg 163.6kg 193.3kg 2021 30.5kg 162.2kg 192.7kg 2022 29.9kg 159.4kg 189.3kg 2023 29.5kg 157.1kg 186.6kg 2024 29.2kg 158.2kg 187.4kg 2025 28.9kg 158.2kg 187.1kg 2026 28.5kg 158.4kg 186.9kg 2027 28.3kg 158.4kg 186.6kg 2028 27.8kg 158.7kg 186.6kg
Average volume change of coffee consumed in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Volume change in Percentage (%) Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Percentage (%) volume change 2018 – – – 2019 -0.8% -1.7% -1.6% 2020 0% -1.2% -1% 2021 2.9% -0.9% -0.3% 2022 -2.1% -1.7% -1.8% 2023 -1.2% -1.4% -1.4% 2024 -1.1% -7% 0.4% 2025 -1.1% 0% -0.2% 2026 -1.2% 0.1% -0.1% 2027 -1.2% 0% -0.2% 2028 -1.1% 0.2% 0%
Average volume of coffee consumer per capita in France and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Volume in Kilograms (kg) Instant Coffee Roast Coffee Total volume per capita 2018 0.46kg 2.59kg 3.05kg 2019 0.46kg 2.54kg 3kg 2020 0.45kg 2.51kg 2.96kg 2021 0.47kg 2.48kg 2.95kg 2022 0.46kg 2.43kg 2.89kg 2023 0.45kg 2.39kg 2.84kg 2024 0.44kg 2.40kg 2.84kg 2025 0.44kg 2.40kg 2.83kg 2026 0.43kg 2.39kg 2.82kg 2027 0.42kg 2.39kg 2.81kg 2028 0.42kg 2.39kg 2.81kg
France’s fair-trade revenue share and future projections (2018-2028)
Year Percentage (%) Fairtrade Revenue share 2018 1.5% 2019 1.5% 2020 1% 2021 1.3% 2022 1.2% 2023 1.3% 2024 1.3% 2025 1.4% 2026 1.4% 2027 1.5% 2028 1.5%
France coffee export and the top 5 export destinations
Country Percentage (%) share of France coffee exports Spain 20% Netherlands 17.9% Italy 15.3% Belgium 10.8% Germany 7.26%
France coffee import and the top 5 import sources
Country Percentage (%) share of France coffee exports Switzerland 27.9% Germany 16.7% Netherlands 12.9% Italy 9.34% Belgium 7.15%
Fastest growing France coffee export market destination
Export destination Percentage (%) Growth rate Germany 36.4% Portugal 33.9% Greece 77.7%