Introduction to the grades of coffee trees in Ethiopia

Published: Sep 11, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Sep/11/2026 233 views

Grade of Ethiopian coffee: Ethiopian washed coffee Yega Chuefei G1 G2 Sidamo (Yirgacheffe, Sidamo) has the highest grades 2 and 3 (G2, G3), while sun-processed coffee in eastern Ethiopia is mostly grade 4 or 5 (G4, G5). In many cases, level 4 coffee is marked as level 5 in order to reduce taxes. At present, the classification is not uniform and there are

Grade of Ethiopian coffee:

Ethiopia washed coffee Yega Chuefei G1 G2

The highest levels of Sidamo (Yirgacheffe, Sidamo) are level 2 and level 3 (G2, G3).

Most of the sun-processed coffee in eastern Ethiopia are grade 4 or grade 5 (G4, G5).

In many cases, level 4 coffee is marked as level 5 in order to reduce taxes. The current classification is not uniform and messy, because there are also first-and second-tier (Grand G2) Yirga Cheffe processed by tanning, but the highest level of Harald (Harar) is level four (G4).

The coffee producing areas of Ethiopia are Sidamo, Harald and Sidamo, Harrar and Yirgacheffe. Sidamo and Harrar are provinces and divisions. Sidamo is located in the south of Ethiopia bordering Kenya, and Harrar borders Somalia in the east of Ethiopia. Although Yirgacheffe is a community in the Sidamo region, its coffee is considered to be the best in Ethiopia because of soil composition and water content.

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