Coffee consumption per capita rose 9.42% to 2.44 kg in South Korea in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, coffee consumption per capita in South Korea reached an all time high of 2.44 kg in 2021 and an all time low of 0.020 kg in 1969. When compared to South Korea's main peers, coffee consumption per capita in China amounted to 0.190 kg, 0.270 kg in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 4.10 kg in Japan and 5.77 kg in Vietnam in 2021.
South Korea has been ranked 79th within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of coffee consumption per capita, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Coffee Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | kg | 0.260 | 0.300 | 0.250 | 0.280 | 0.300 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kg | ... | ... | 0.080 | 0.070 | 0.090 | 0.090 | 0.120 | ||||||||||||||
| India | kg | ... | ... | ... | 0.010 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.010 | 0.003 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | kg | 4.70 | 4.78 | 4.74 | 4.85 | 4.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kg | 23.6 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | kg | 0.070 | 0.170 | 0.140 | 0.390 | 0.380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kg | 3.44 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 3.27 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kg | 1.42 | 1.79 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kg | 0.280 | 0.290 | 0.390 | 0.620 | 0.260 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 4.45 | 4.47 | 4.50 | 4.57 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.65 | 1.83 | 2.19 | ... | 0.140 |