Brazil Coffee Boom and Deforestation Climatic and Crop Threats

• Date of Release: October 22, 2025, Coffee Watch.
• Purpose: Coffee production in Brazil and its environmental effects.

Key Findings:

• More than 312,000 hectares of Atlantic Forest used in coffee clearance which took place between 2001-2023.
• The area under coffee farming increased by 105 percent, which was 0.6 to 1.23 million hectares.
• In Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes, total forest loss area was 737,000 hectares in the coffee-growing areas.
• Deforestation is altering the rainfall and moisture of the soils used to grow the coffee which is essential.

Climate Impacts:

• The past eight years had experienced rainfall shortages in key coffee regions.
• In 201617, 201920, and 2023, droughts had a debilitating effect on the yields.
• It is estimated that as much as two-thirds of Arabica-suitable land may be lost by 2050 in which trends are followed.

Sustainable Practices:

• In areas such as Zona da Mata, agro forestry is more resistant to drought and can hold more moisture.
• Specialists insist on forest conservation and environmentally friendly agriculture in order to save the ecosystem and guarantee the existence of coffee in Brazil.

Exam-Oriented Facts:

• Brazil is a producer of about 40 percent of all coffee beans in the world.
• Once 1.2 million sq km in area, Atlantic Forest is left with less than 10 percent of it now.
• Coffee deforestation is a direct cause to climatic imbalance and susceptibility of crops.

Related Topics:

• Agriculture and climate change.
• Deforestation in biodiversity hot spots.
• Farming sustainability and agro forestry.
• Coffee production and its effect on the environment throughout the world.