Nothing gets you going like a freshly ground coffee. While Brits have a reputation of being a tea-loving nation, these coffee consumption statistics show we also like our brew.
UK Coffee Consumption Statistics & Facts
- Brits drink around 95 million cups of coffee a year. (Centre for Economics and Business Research)
- The UK ranks 44th on the global coffee consumption list with Finland taking the top spot. (The National Coffee Association)
- 27% of coffee drinkers in the UK drink two cups per day. (Statista)
- Baby boomers and older drink the most coffee per day with Generation Z drinking the least. (Roast & Post)
- 55+-year-olds choose americano as their favourite type of coffee drink while younger generations (18-34-year olds) prefer lattes and americanos. (The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co)
- In a survey of 2,000 adults in 2018, 1/3 admitted they don’t drink any coffee. (The British Coffee Association)
- The same study concluded that 54% of coffee drinkers in the UK are men. (The British Coffee Association)
- The first cup of coffee is usually enjoyed at 9:01 am in the UK. (Iceni Magazine)
- The British East India Company popularised coffee in Britain. (Coffee Aid)
- The first coffeehouse in England opened its doors in Oxford in 1652. (Historic UK)
- It is thought that in 1674, British women may have tried to ban coffee because they claimed it was turning British men into “useless corpses”. (Smithsonian Magazine)
- High-street coffee shops earn over £4bn annually from coffee sales. (Mintel)
- A coffee shop cappuccino costs £2.75 on average. (XTB)
- In 2019, 32% of coffee shops were branded chains and 27% independent operators. (Statista)
- Costa Coffee was the largest coffee shop chain in the UK in 2022. (Statista)
- 16% of Brits go to coffee shops every day with 80% admitting they visit coffee shops at least once a week. (the British Coffee Association)
- A survey of 2,000 adults in 2020 found that Londoners have increased their caffeine intake the most compared to other coffee drinkers in England. (The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co)
- 80% of drinkers enjoy instant coffee at home. (the British Coffee Association)
- Although instant coffee is favoured, 39% of Brits do have a coffee machine of some kind at home as well. (Iceni Magazine)
- Millennials are starting to enjoy single-serve coffee pods. (The British Coffee Association)
- 34% of surveyed coffee drinkers prefer Nescafe with the second place going to Kenco with 15% of the votes. (The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co)
- Brits spend on average £0.44 per week on coffee. (Statista)
- 53% of UK coffee drinkers say the taste is the most important decision followed by price. (The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co)
- 18-34-year olds also favour sustainable coffee choices. (The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co)
- The first ever webcam was created to film coffee by students at Cambridge University. (Guinness World Records)
- Latin America accounted for around half of all British coffee imports in 2019. (The Centre for the Promotion of Imports)
- There are 115 tea and coffee processing businesses in the UK. (Statista)