Vietnam's Coffee Growing Regions

Vietnam's five core Central Highlands provinces, Đắk Lắk, Lam Dong, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, and Kon Tum, grow almost all of the country's robusta. Smaller arabica pockets sit farther north and along the central coast, in Sơn La, Điện Biên, Nghệ An, and Quang Tri.

For background on why the two species split geographically this way, see Robusta vs Arabica: Why Vietnam Grows Robusta.

Central Highlands: the robusta core

• Đắk Lắk: Coffee Growing Region ProfileVietnam's largest robusta province, centered on Buôn Ma Thuột.
• Lâm Đồng: Coffee Growing Region ProfileMajor robusta province with a specialty arabica pocket around Đà Lạt.
• Đà Lạt: Coffee Growing Region ProfileHigh-altitude arabica specialty area within Lâm Đồng province.
• Gia Lai: Coffee Growing Region ProfileCentral Highlands robusta province in Vietnam's main coffee belt.
• Đắk Nông: Coffee Growing Region ProfileRobusta province bordering Đắk Lắk, with similar basalt soil.
• Kon Tum: Coffee Growing Region ProfileSmallest core Central Highlands robusta province by cultivated area.

Northern and central arabica pockets

• Sơn La: Coffee Growing Region ProfileVietnam's largest arabica-growing province in the northwestern mountains.
• Điện Biên: Coffee Growing Region ProfileNorthwestern arabica region near the Laos border.
• Quảng Trị: Coffee Growing Region ProfileHome to Khe Sanh arabica in the Trường Sơn foothills.
• Nghệ An: Coffee Growing Region ProfileNorth-central province supporting smaller-scale arabica cultivation.

Smaller and southeastern regions

• Quang Binh: Coffee Growing Region ProfileMinor north-central coffee-growing province.
• Đồng Nai: Coffee Growing Region ProfileSoutheastern robusta province outside the Central Highlands.
• Bình Phước: Coffee Growing Region ProfileSoutheastern robusta province near the highlands' southern edge.