Coffee common sense what is a coffee belt (COFFEE WORLD MAP)

Coffee trees grow in tropical or subtropical countries centered on the equator and called the coffee belt.

Coffee production occurs mostly between Tropic of Cancer, 25 degrees north of the equator and 30 degrees south of the equator in tropical or subtropical regions. Areas with an annual average temperature of 16-25 degrees Celsius, frost-free and rainfall of 1600-2000 mm. At present, coffee is mainly produced in more than 70 countries, the big I is located in the area of 300-400 meters above sea level, sometimes also in the altitude of 2000-2500 meters planted coffee trees, but in the altitude of more than 1500 meters planted on the hillside, the quality is better.

In addition, growing coffee also requires sunlight and proper shade, and is best planted on fertile soil or volcanic ash soil. Therefore, coffee is widely distributed in South America, Central America, West Indies, Asia, Africa, Arabia, South Pacific and Oceania. Ethiopia and Tanzania in Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica in Central and South America, Vietnam and Indonesia in Southeast Asia are all major coffee producing areas.

In terms of production, Central and South America accounts for about 60% of the world's coffee production, Africa and Arabia account for about 20%, and the remaining 20% is distributed in various countries and islands in Asia.

In South America, Brazil accounts for 30-50% of world production and Colombia for 10-20%. Vietnam has surpassed Colombia in coffee production in Asia, and Indonesia has grown to become the fourth largest coffee producer in the world (according to 2003 data).