Bolivia

Bolivia is a small, landlocked producer whose specialty coffee comes almost entirely from the Yungas and Caranavi north-east of La Paz, at 1,200 to 2,000 m. Exports leave through Peruvian or Chilean ports, and transport over mountain roads is a constant challenge, but Cup of Excellence since 2004 has brought buyers to its farms.

Arabica

Production 2026/27
80kbags4,800 t · USDA PSD
Exports 2026/27
35kbags44% of the harvest
Arabica share
100%
World rank
36of 400.0% of origin output
Area harvested 2024
25khaFAOSTAT
Altitude
1,200–2,000m

Production and exports

60 kg bags · USDA PSD market years
050k100k150k201020122014201620182020202220242026Production80kExports35kDomestic use45k
050k100k150k’10’20Production80kExports35kDomestic use45k

Market years 2010/11 to 2026/27; the last year is USDA's current estimate. Domestic use is PSD's domestic consumption line.

Area harvested, hectares · FAOSTAT

20k25k30k35k’10’15’20Area25k

FAOSTAT crops and livestock products, item green coffee (CC BY 4.0). Values flagged as estimates by FAO are included as published.

Where the coffee goes

Supply and use
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Production, Supply and Distribution (PSD), market years. Supply on the left equals use on the right.
Stocks carried in0
Production80k
Imports0
Exports35k
Domestic use45k
Stocks carried out0
Share of the harvest exported44%
Rank among producing origins by exports32 of 37

Where the exports go is not published here. Shipments by destination, including US imports from Bolivia, come from USITC DataWeb and the Census trade API, which need credentials we do not hold yet.

Harvest

Harvest calendar for every origin
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  12. Dec

Main cropTypical US arrival

  • Whole country · main cropJun–Sep · US Nov–Mar

    Cafe Imports June-October with January-April arrivals; Mercanta May-September with arrivals late October-January.

Growing regions

4 regions

Varieties, processing and grading

Main varieties

TypicaCaturraCatuaíCatimor

Common processing

Washed (wet, fully washed)Natural (dry process)

Export grading

No grading system recorded.

ICO certifying agent: Cámara Nacional de Exportadores de Bolivia (CANEB)

Character and protected names

Flavour tendencies

The sources used do not describe a typical cup for Bolivia; this page does not invent one.

General tendencies from importer origin notes, not a promise about any lot. The claims behind them are listed with their sources at the foot of the page.

Geographical indications and protected names

None recorded for Bolivia.