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12019 Certification ReportRainforest Alliance

2019CertifiCation Data reportCoCoa, Coffee, tea, anD Bananas

The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working in more than 70 countries at the intersection of business, agriculture and forests. We are building an alliance to create a better future for people and nature by making re-sponsible business the new normal.

32019 Certification ReportRainforest Alliance2

Our Global Reach

Rainforest Alliance Coffee Program Rainforest Alliance Cocoa Program

Rainforest Alliance Tea Program

Rainforest Alliance Banana Program

UTZ Coffee Program

UTZ Cocoa Program

UTZ Tea Program

Glossary

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Contents foreworD t his report presents the scope and scale of the Rain-forest Alliance and UTZ primary certification pro-grams in 2019 – the second year after our merger.

It currently includes our coffee, cocoa, and tea programs.

The 2019 data on the Rainforest Alliance banana program will be added to this report by June 2020, once we’ve re-ceived all sales numbers from our partners.

The report focuses on the key indicators related to:

• Market uptake: sales of Rainforest Alliance Certified™ and UTZ certified crops;

• Program reach: estimated Rainforest Alliance Certi-fied and UTZ certified production, numbers of produc-ers and workers, and certified area in different geog-raphies.

The report is part of the Rainforest Alliance monitoring and evaluation system. Most of the data in this report is collect-ed via our online Certification and Traceability systems.

We do our best to ensure that all the information in this re-port is accurate and reliable. As a lot of the data is collect-ed by third parties, we are aware that there may be some shortcomings.


Number of Producing Countries in the Rainforest Alliance program

2018

25

13

21

18

2019

25

14

22

18

2017

25

14

21

18

Coffee

Cocoa

Tea

Bananas

Number of Producing Countries in the UTZ program

2018

25

18

13

2019

23

17

14

2017

23

21

12

Coffee

Cocoa

Tea

proDuCing Countries

UTZ Certified Area

2019

720,250

122,711145,498452,041

2,541,054

2,372,03951,715

117,300

62,450

2018

770,423

131,296139,384499,743

3,007,123

2,805,45141,801

159,871

64,872

2017

592,977

77,353110,045

405,579

2,706,596

2,448,75086,242171,604

66,665

Global UTZ Coffee Area

Latin AmericaAsiaAfrica

Global UTZ Cocoa Area


Global UTZ Tea Area

2019

470,611

120,37245,114

303,9991,126

815,321

749,48216,383

49,456

613,582

304,525291,81817,238

186,363

162,63512,539

11,189

2018

470,841

143,33349,969276,413

1,126

736,727

655,35230,18851,186

593,481

302,775274,854

15,852

166,401

154,9391,6369,827

2017

411,519

96,40146,432

268,686-

740,822

645,29835,95059,574

550,646

276,007261,035

13,604

161,084

146,3397,6367,108

Global RAC Coffee Area

Latin AmericaAsiaAfricaNorth America

Global RAC Cocoa Area


Global RAC Tea Area


Global RAC Banana Area


Rainforest Alliance Certified Area

CertifieD area (heCtares)

Various countries produce multiple commodities: coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, other products

our gloBal reaCh

AlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaBangladeshBelizeBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEthiopiaGambiaGermanyGhanaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaJamaicaJapanKenya

ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilBurundiCameroonChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEl SalvadorEthiopiaFijiGeorgiaGhanaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaKenya

KoreaLaosLiberiaMalawiMexicoMozambiqueNicaraguaNigeriaPanamaPapua New GuineaPeruRwandaSierra LeoneSouth AfricaSri LankaTanzaniaTogoTurkeyUgandaViet NamZambiaZimbabwe

LaosLesothoMadagascarMalawiMaliMexicoMozambiqueNepalNicaraguaNigeriaPanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesPolandRwandaSenegalSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUnited StatesVietnamZambiaZimbabwe

rainforest allianCe program utz programof global farmland certified against Rainforest Alliance and/or UTZ standards*

where the Rainforest Alliance and / or UTZ certified crops are grown

*UTZ and Rainforest Alliance merged in 2018. The UTZ and Rainforest Alliance certification programs continue to run in parallel until the transition to our new certification program begins in 2020. Certifica-tion data includes both Rainforest Alliance and UTZ Certified farms, with the total calculated using estimates of how many farms are certified by both programs.

5 million + heCtares

72 Countries


rainforest allianCe Coffee programEstimated Production (MT)

2019

669,698

221,283110,33026,696

8,14450,69843,02526,09031,9954,793

4213,658

9,60127,279

44,5883,7335,6413,153

32,9334,960

2018

655,314

235,214101,31332,070

7,39327,150

33,57927,88632,995

5,50537

15,3369,272

22,76539,087

6,82712,0567,96931,9416,463

2017

557,911

194,00581,144

27,8439,731

18,13333,127

28,47831,5667,459

6312,7557,582

22,89939,8213,2628,6137,081

21,1092,612

Number of Farmers

Global

AfricaAsiaLatin AmericaNorth America

2019

194,294

146,84513,015

34,4331

2018

228,271

183,36014,771

30,1391

2017

200,453

155,46414,323

30,6660

Global RAC Coffee Volume (MT)

BrazilColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorEthiopiaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaJamaicaKenyaMexicoNicaraguaPeruRwandaTanzaniaUgandaVietnamOther*

*Other countries are Burundi, China, Laos, Malawi, Papua New Guin-ea, the United States of America and Zambia

Global Sales (MT)

2019

393,550

164,48070,110

16,6325,315

4,28230,84728,323

3,9554,950

84,3485,476

13,69216,1381,9362,155

2,46517,088

1,351

2018

328,082

138,72249,60120,2154,9323,310

23,63721,1234,2535,647

34,9486,05910,131

13,154742

2,1561,630

16,6601,161

2017

289,485

125,93948,77216,4684,9591,843

19,70716,9524,6948,182

133,8697,0675,63512,525

5901,232

7019,738

584

Global RAC Coffee Volume (MT)

BrazilColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorEthiopiaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaJamaicaKenyaMexicoNicaraguaPeruRwandaTanzaniaUgandaVietnamOther*

Number of Workers (permanent and seasonal)

Global


2019

286.461

80,37936,068169,822

192

2018

369.087

77,73084,414

206,751192

2017

No data available

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Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

470,611

120,37245,114

303,9991,126

2018

470,841

143,33349,969276,413

1,126

2017

411,519

96,40146,432

268,686


rainforest allianCe CoCoa programEstimated Production (MT)

2019

439,503

248,35921,144

29,456117,5199,5295,4611,527

3,2953,213

2018

413,932

245,12422,42926,05785,959

18,8613,7951,058

3,9646,686

2017

457,082

279,32422,26934,67975,06725,586

9,8441,058

3,4895,585

Number of Farmers

Global

AfricaAsiaLatin America

2019

209,484

185,46316,7177,304

2018

189,793

168,67213,909

7,212

2017

206,096

168,34628,7528,998

Global RAC Cocoa Volume (MT)

Côte d'IvoireDominican RepublicEcuadorGhanaIndonesiaNigeriaPapua New GuineaPeruOther*

*Other countries are Cameroon, Costa Rica, India, Kenya, Tanzania and Trinidad & Tobago

Global Sales (MT)

2019

202,568

136,95611,7578,288

42,5181,039300874837

2018

183,195

131,4425,9678,369

19,85211,132960982

4,490

2017

184,988

123,5627,013

9,82020,873

17,7737051,431

2,642

Global RAC Cocoa Volume (MT)

Côte d'IvoireDominican RepublicEcuadorGhanaIndonesiaPapua New GuineaPeruOther*


Global


2019

8,400

5,156363

2,881

2018

14,834

4,6677,2452,922

2017

No data available

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Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

815,321

749,48216,383

49,456

2018

736,727

655,35230,18851,186

2017

740,822

645,29835,95059,574


rainforest allianCe tea programEstimated Production (MT)

2019

1,226,708

61,89420,43427,289

269,26672,962

2,371458,853

47,1801,130

30,69887,17326,916

45,88724,835

21,31210,03918,467

2018

1,178,965

45,236

21,186250,995

74,7822,371

492,99946,758

42729,87359,317

24,28041,427

28,36819,29616,813

24,835

2017

1,087,592

42,34210,93016,009

240,02569,044

1,901439,858

44,561419

29,33469,19320,811

22,38223,49718,31413,611

25,360

Number of Farmers

Global

AfricaAsia Latin America

2019

936,981

844,06592,216

700

2018

878,182

811,45466,158

570

2017

879,481

809,74469,211

526

Global RAC Tea Volume (MT)

ArgentinaBurundiChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanKenyaMalawiNepalRwandaSri LankaTanzaniaTurkeyUgandaVietnamZimbabweOther*

*Other countries are Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Taiwan

Global Sales (MT)

2019

369,344

44,20291

14,70854,214

39,236208

116,27020,092

18815,05611,5727,710

18,4884,410

14,5505,0243,325

2018

228,209

34,29528

7,32046,526

12,729231

52,40010,060

811,361

18,0457,0256,07510,8105,8884,1251,284

2017

219,938

27,89071

4,18940,689

6,889357

42,74018,070

112,476

22,45214,8345,85212,9076,5243,553

444

Global RAC Tea Volume (MT)

ArgentinaBurundiChinaIndiaIndonesiaJapanKenyaMalawiNepalRwandaSri LankaTanzaniaTurkeyUgandaVietnamZimbabweOther*


Global


2019

734,647

182,395550,980

1,272

2018

767,378

203,697562,588

1,093

2017

No data available

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Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

613,582

304,525291,81817,238

2018

593,481

302,775274,854

15,852

2017

550,646

276,007261,035

13,604


rainforest allianCe Banana programEstimated Production (MT)

2019

9,242,453

2.405.1281.941.092

313.961105.8541.148.185

1.526.768500.633

211.980107.219

279.196391.962310.475

2018

8,412,652

2.072.5291.906.831

318.082129.513

1.342.5801.267.606

499.451194.29899.707

255.41663.670

262.969

2017

7,808,458

1.722.1351.560.622

190.94891.484

1.194.8691.609.079474.520

113.77465.893

236.827231.914

316.338

Global RAC Banana Volume (MT)

ColombiaCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireDominican RepublicEcuadorGuatemalaHondurasMexicoNicaraguaPanamaPhilippinesOther*

*Other countries are Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Peru, Suriname and Tanzania

Global Sales (MT)

S1 2019

984.304

1.814495.595174.606

21.295146.78935.887

84012.1086.80532.31318.310

37.943

S2 2017

933.126

6.884434.755

141.28020.146

166.29489.600

9112.151

3.99336.154

27931.542

S2 2017

933.126

6.884434.755

141.28020.146

166.29489.600

9112.151

3.99336.154

27931.542

S2 2017

933.126

6.884434.755

141.28020.146

166.29489.600

9112.151

3.99336.154

27931.542

S1 2017

1.037.335

5.285461.003132.968

20.661155.287214.822

5.426299

9.3825.183

- 27.019

Global RAC Banana Volume (MT)

Côte d'IvoireColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorGuatemalaHondurasMexicoNicaraguaPanamaPhilippinesOther*

Number of Farmers

Global


2019

2,187

2151

2,115

2018

2,186

1641

2,111

2017

1,873

1844

1,811

Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

186,363

11,18912,539

162,635

2018

166,401

9,8271,636

154,939

2017

161,084

5,3085,188

134,184


Global


2019

181,975

19,15530,884131,936

2018

159,957

18,1583,955

137,844

2017

No data available

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utz Coffee program

Estimated Production (MT)

2019

1,083,649

2,464336,815

9,917115,1786,297

35,43127,68485,57745,63212,6357,976

15,74246,81289,1223,2763,558

21,050205,046

13,438

2018

1,102,826

4,270402,936

8,435110,782

3,06225,23223,225101,82842,24119,337

6,74117,512

46,43977,773

2,7613,451

18,306176,406

10,894

2017

857,803

2,390295,547

2,048101,814

1,96315,77514,175

69,39340,148

12,1164,581

17,75835,76973,525

1,3723,419

17,044141,610

6,951

Number of Farmers

Global


2019

309,048

190,29054,93263,826

2018

283,487

164,24555,65363,589

2017

226,015

127,65444,88953,472

Global UTZ Coffee Volume (MT)

BurundiBrazilChinaColombiaCongoEthiopiaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMexicoNicaraguaPeruRwandaTanzaniaUgandaVietnamOther*

*Other countries are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Laos, Papua New Guinea and Zambia

Global Sales (MT)

2019

589,522

2,071256,321

8,10054,992

1,2556,537

12,69475,35014,7746,1661,9392,816

22,92220,388

2,0001,0934,813

90,7394,550

2018

518,807

1,302208,225

1,62343,437

1,2932,9259,29875,31413,177

8,9441,313

5,19617,683

22,328874

1,5345,211

94,1564,975

2017

365,091

1,464139,848

36134,595

382,71612,311

47,40112,9645,3231,079

4,26318,05415,546

665704

4,48461,1782,099

Global UTZ Coffee Volume (MT)

BurundiBrazilChinaColombiaCongoEthiopiaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMexicoNicaraguaPeruRwandaTanzaniaUgandaVietnamOther*


Global


2019

201,779

55,86444,183101,732

2018

193,158

56,14860,39776,613

2017

255,647

51,41267,005137,230

Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

720,250

122,711145,498452,041

2018

770,423

131,296139,384499,743

2017

592,977

77,353110,045

405,579


utz CoCoa program


2019

1,337,340

6,99127,283

706,07219,35927,18958,139

300,56033,640

2,778116,95828,092

7,7252,554

2018

1,600,161

14,05059,957

973,49632,87326,32464,786

229,99625,1622,053

124,65831,894

6,4412,901

2017

1,449,882

6,11369,437

817,26428,71417,871

83,130193,56660,959

1,41799,314

42,4687,4423,687

Number of Farmers

Global


2019

771,632

698,28153,51419,837

2018

807,880

746,00137,55224,327

2017

744,778

645,44072,08427,254

Global UTZ Cocoa Volume (MT)

BrazilCameroonCôte d'IvoireDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorGhanaIndonesiaNicaraguaNigeriaPeruUgandaOther*

*Other countries are Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Tanzania and Vietnam

Global Sales (MT)

2019

943,436

2,93731,947

573,0382,338

20,29340,074147,37242,794

1,14160,38316,9862,5591,573

2018

965,845

4,04148,283

647,87313,63010,403

42,92597,38618,429

71657,48719,5002,836

725

2017

1,166,649

2,82971,805

671,85412,9238,694

49,560176,20164,658

33770,97620,892

5,2892,682

Global UTZ Cocoa Volume (MT)

BrazilCameroonCôte d'IvoireDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorGhanaIndonesiaNicaraguaNigeriaPeruUgandaOther*


Global


2019

22,799

14,4761,390

6,933

2018

22,176

13,023798

8,355

2017

21,781

11,3852,4677,929

Area (Hectare)

Global


2019

2,541,054

2,372,03951,715

117,300

2018

3,007,123

2,805,45141,801

159,871

2017

2,706,596

2,448,75086,242171,604


utz tea program


2019

122,751

6,54957,971

24,9539,8693,474

19,937

2018

117,125

6,52149,13827,04210,9556,69916,770

2017

117,207

3,56944,28531,62716,5435,638

15,545

Number of Farmers

Global UTZ Tea Volume (MT)

ChinaIndiaKenyaMalawiSri LankaOther*

*Other countries are Argentina, Colombia, Indonesia, Korea, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Vietnam and Zimbabwe

We cannot share the data on the UTZ certified tea at the regional level, as there are less than three UTZ certified tea producers in Latin America. Sharing this data would put at risk the data privacy of the individual producers.

Global Sales (MT)

2019

8,299

9093,537

3751,783

671,627

2018

6,538

8432,335

2511,813

861,210

2017

8,092

1,1193,311386

1,989112

1,174

Global UTZ Tea Volume (MT)



Area (Hectare)

2019

12,949

423 2,445 8,215 381

338 1,147

2018

17,435

411 2,477

12,872 194 284

1,197

2017

16,690

480 2,331 12,512

22 219 1,126

Global


2019

82,249

1,586 51,640

3,995 12,210

2,619 10,199

2018

88,311

2,399 55,751

5,226 8,520 6,369

10,046

2017

89,306

98745,690

6,08815,6747,308

13,559

Global


2019

62,450

2,690 32,165

9,696 3,912

2,622 11,365

2018

64,872

2,967 31,205 12,980

3,923 5,177 8,620

2017

66,665

1,765 26,504 19,070

5,288 4,935 9,102

Global



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WORKERS ON RAINFOREST ALLIANCECERTIFIEDTM FARMS:

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Estimated production area of the certified crop only.

Estimated production volume of the certified crop (For the UTZ program: Includes certified volume and extension volume, excludes carry over volume).

‘Global sales’ are all confirmed volumes sold from a certi-fied producers’ group or estate to the first buyer.

Number of individual farms and individual farmers part of a group or multi-site certificates (RAC). Number of group members and number of estates (UTZ).

Any person who works on a farm or for a group adminis-trator and is paid for his or her work. Encompasses all types of workers, including permanent, temporary, doc-umented, undocumented, migrant, and transitory, and also persons temporarily absent from a job or enterprise at which they recently worked for illness, parental leave, holiday, training, or industrial dispute. Includes the work-ers hired by individual smallholders.

Total number of permanent and seasonal workers for Cer-tificate Holders (workers on estates and group staff at IMS level). Does not include workers hired by smallhold-ers/group members.

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