# Which country has the best coffee?

> Growers on four continents, each with its own altitude, soil and loyal roasters.

*By YPB Team · Published September 28, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/which-country-has-the-best-coffee*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Ethiopia** — score 1000/1000
   The birthplace of arabica, home to floral Yirgacheffe and Sidamo beans and the traditional coffee ceremony.
2. **Colombia** — score 595/1000
   Mild, balanced arabica grown on Andean slopes, famous through the Juan Valdez campaign.
3. **Indonesia** — score 565/1000
   Earthy, full-bodied Sumatra and Java beans, plus the famous Toraja from Sulawesi.
4. **Mexico** — score 550/1000
   Chiapas, Veracruz and Oaxaca grow light, nutty beans and the café de olla tradition.
5. **Brazil** — score 498/1000
   The world's largest coffee producer for over 150 years, known for nutty, chocolatey beans.
6. **El Salvador** — score 440/1000
   Birthplace of the Pacas and Pacamara varieties, grown on volcanic soil.
7. **Rwanda** — score 372/1000
   A rising specialty star with sweet, red-fruit coffees grown on small hillside farms.
8. **Jamaica** — score 372/1000
   Home of Blue Mountain coffee, one of the most expensive and sought-after beans in the world.
9. **Kenya** — score 372/1000
   Bright, blackcurrant-tinged AA beans from the slopes around Mount Kenya.
10. **Costa Rica** — score 293/1000
   A country that legally banned growing low-grade robusta for decades to protect its arabica.
11. **Guatemala** — score 293/1000
   Volcanic highlands such as Antigua and Huehuetenango produce rich, cocoa-toned beans.
12. **Tanzania** — score 293/1000
   Peaberry beans from the slopes of Kilimanjaro, bright and wine-like.
13. **Panama** — score 200/1000
   The Geisha variety grown near Boquete set world auction records for price per pound.
14. **Vietnam** — score 200/1000
   The world's second-largest producer and robusta giant, behind the strong phin-brewed cà phê.
15. **Peru** — score 200/1000
   A leading grower of organic and fair-trade arabica in the Andes and Amazon foothills.
16. **Yemen** — score 0/1000
   The first place coffee was cultivated and traded, through the port of Mocha.

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