- Catalogue altitude
- 760–2,000 m · 7 of 10 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- the coastal zone receives by far the heaviest rainfall (~3,638.5mm/yr) versus the state average of 1,139mm/yr
- Terrain
- one of three geographic zones: the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, alongside the coastal Karavali/Tulu Nadu strip and the Bayaluseeme Deccan plains
- Soil
- eleven soil orders occur in the state (Entisols, Inceptisols, Mollisols, Spodosols, Alfisols, Ultisols, Oxisols, Aridisols, Vertisols, Andisols, Histosols), grouped agriculturally into red, lateritic, black, alluvio-colluvial, forest and coastal soils
- Varieties
- Chandragiri · Catuaí · Bourbon · Caturra
- Base process
- Natural · Washed
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
Karnataka accounts for 71% of India's coffee production, with Kodagu district alone producing 33% of the national total