According to ICO, the consumption of coffee5 in the EU has remained relatively stable over the course of the
past five years. In 2008, the EU consumed 2.39 million tonnes of coffee, compared to 2.47 million tonnes in
2004. The EU is the world’s largest consumer of coffee, accounting for 31 percent of worldwide consumption
in 2008, compared to 17 percent for the US and 6 percent for Japan. Germany is by far the largest consumer