In 2020, people drank an average of 0.1 cups of instant coffee per capita per day in the United States. This is a decrease compared to previous years: in 2017, for example, instant coffee consumption was at its peak, reaching about a fifth of a cup a day per person.
U.S. coffee drinking habits
When it comes to total coffee consumption, Americans drank an average of almost 2 cups per capita per day in 2020. This amount had stayed relatively stable over the past decade, with the exception of 2016, when people in the United States consumed about 1.64 cups per day. The same survey found that people drank the most coffee during breakfast time in 2020, about 1.3 cups.
U.S. decaf consumption
About one quarter of a cup of decaffeinated coffee (or decaf) was consumed per capita in the United States in 2020. Between 2011 and 2020, decaf consumption was at its highest in 2017 with approximately 0.4 cups, and at its lowest in 2016 with roughly 0.2 cups per day per person.
Instant coffee per capita consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2020
(in cups per day)
both males and females, who consumed a beverage other than tap water the day prior to being interviewed
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The National Coffee Drinking Trends, beginning in 2012, includes a representative sample of Hispanic Americans and African-Americans. Comparisons to years prior to 2012 must be made with caution, since the panel enhancement dictates technically that tracking be viewed as directional only.
Base: 2011 (n=2,663), 2012 (n=2,955), 2013 (n=2,840), 2014 (n=2,741), 2015 (n=2,771), 2016 (n=2782), 2017 (n=1,983), 2018 (n=2,737), 2019 (n=2,815) and 2020 (n=2,838).
Most recent survey was conducted in January 2020.
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National Coffee Association. (September 14, 2020). Instant coffee per capita consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in cups per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/457528/us-per-capita-consumption-of-instant-coffee/
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National Coffee Association. (2020). Instant coffee per capita consumption in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in cups per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/457528/us-per-capita-consumption-of-instant-coffee/
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