No origin matches that.
An almost even split between Arabica and Robusta, from Kilimanjaro in the north to Mbeya in the south.
Production figures are for the 2025/26 crop year.
Tanzania is one of the few origins where the two species are close to balanced — roughly half Arabica, half Robusta by the USDA's numbers. The Arabica grows in two separate areas: the northern slopes of Kilimanjaro and Meru, and the southern highlands around Mbeya and Songwe near the Malawian border. Robusta is concentrated in Kagera, on the western shore of Lake Victoria.
The sector is smallholder-dominated and organised through cooperative unions, several of which are among the oldest in Africa. Much of the export still moves through the Moshi auction system, though direct sales have grown. The most recognisable product is peaberry — naturally occurring single-bean cherries, separated during grading, which Tanzania markets more deliberately than most origins.
Shaded provinces contain growing areas; the crop covers only part of each.
The northern volcanic slopes — the country's classic Arabica.
The southern highlands, and now the larger Arabica producer of the two.
West of Lake Victoria — almost all of Tanzania's Robusta.
The far south around Mbinga — smallholder Arabica, increasingly named.
Northern Arabica from Kilimanjaro is bright and structured: blackcurrant and citrus acidity, a medium body, and a clean finish that invites comparison with Kenya. The southern highlands run rounder and sweeter, towards plum, brown sugar and cocoa. Kagera Robusta is heavy and earthy and mostly goes into blends.
Robusta was long grown around Lake Victoria for local use; Arabica was planted on Kilimanjaro by missionaries in the late nineteenth century and expanded under German and then British administration. The Kilimanjaro Native Planters' Association, founded in 1925, was among the first African grower cooperatives. Coffee was nationalised after independence and the trade liberalised again from the mid-1990s.
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Growing-region markers indicate an area. They are not surveyed farm locations and should not be read as any.