The objective of this work was to analyze the evolution and trends of research regarding the evaluation of the sustainability of coffee from a systematic review of the literature during the period between 2010 and 2020. The study considers articles written in English in three databases: Scopus, Science Direct and Springer Link, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 documents were analyzed, it was found that there is a growing trend in the study of the subject, the studies are developed mainly in the countries of Brazil, Vietnam, Uganda and Colombia; the main media are Sustainability (Switzerland), Ecological Economics, and Agricultural Systems. It is concluded that the evaluation of the sustainability of coffee has been approached mainly from the FAO SAFA evaluation framework, as a method of life cycle analysis (LCA), and as a survey technique, also demonstrating great potential for the study of this subject the application of Data Envelope Analysis (DEA) and the Mathematical Modeling Based on Agents (MPMAS).