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title: "Report: 60 Percent of World's Coffee Species at Risk of Extinction"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ba0cc9f2-7922-47c8-8acd-7aa49a0c7371
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/report-60-percent-of-worlds-coffee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-2708940
category: "Emerging"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2019-01-18T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:16.789Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/246de5babe3400d6cf77b8f5eabd9a332419.jpg
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# Report: 60 Percent of World's Coffee Species at Risk of Extinction

**TL;DR:** A study found that 60 percent of the world's wild coffee species are at risk of extinction, including Arabica, which makes up 60 percent of global coffee production. Ethiopia could be greatly affected by coffee species extinction, as 60 percent of its export income relies on coffee.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-01-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/report-60-percent-of-worlds-coffee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-2708940).*

## Story

The study has found that more than half of the world’s wild coffee species are in danger of being extinct, according to a Forbes report .

The study found that 60 percent of wild coffee species are at risk, and the endangered coffees include Arabica, which makes for 60 percent of global coffee production, according to the article.

Forbes reported that Ethiopia could be greatly affected by coffee species extinction, as 60 percent of its export income relies on coffee.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Forbes (company)
- Ethiopia (location)
- coffee species (topic)
- extinction risk (topic)
- global coffee production (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/report-60-percent-of-worlds-coffee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-2708940). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ba0cc9f2-7922-47c8-8acd-7aa49a0c7371).