Coffee Market in France

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 17^th 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.

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Revenue of Coffee in France and future projections (2018-2028)

Year	Coffee Revenue in USD dollars
Year	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 (%)
Year	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
Year	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)
Year	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 (%)
Year	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)
Year	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%

Mia Grace

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