This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of tea, as of 2016[update].[1]
Rank | Country/Region | Tea consumption |
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1 | Turkey | 3.16 kg (6.96 lb) |
2 | Ireland | 2.19 kg (4.83 lb) |
3 | United Kingdom | 1.94 kg (4.28 lb) |
4 | Pakistan[2] | 1.50 kg (3.30 lb) |
5 | Iran[3] | 1.50 kg (3.30 lb) |
6 | Russia | 1.38 kg (3.05 lb) |
7 | Morocco | 1.22 kg (2.68 lb) |
8 | New Zealand | 1.19 kg (2.63 lb) |
9 | Chile[4] | 1.19 kg (2.62 lb) |
10 | Egypt | 1.01 kg (2.23 lb) |
11 | Poland | 1.00 kg (2.20 lb) |
12 | Japan | 0.97 kg (2.13 lb) |
13 | Saudi Arabia | 0.90 kg (1.98 lb) |
14 | South Africa | 0.81 kg (1.79 lb) |
15 | Netherlands | 0.78 kg (1.72 lb) |
16 | Australia | 0.75 kg (1.65 lb) |
17 | United Arab Emirates | 0.72 kg (1.59 lb) |
18 | Germany | 0.69 kg (1.52 lb) |
19 | Hong Kong | 0.65 kg (1.43 lb) |
20 | Ukraine | 0.58 kg (1.28 lb) |
21 | China | 0.57 kg (1.25 lb) |
22 | Canada | 0.51 kg (1.12 lb) |
23 | Malaysia | 0.48 kg (1.06 lb) |
24 | Indonesia | 0.46 kg (1.01 lb) |
25 | Switzerland | 0.44 kg (0.97 lb) |
26 | Czech Republic | 0.42 kg (0.93 lb) |
27 | Singapore | 0.37 kg (0.81 lb) |
28 | Slovakia | 0.36 kg (0.80 lb) |
29 | India | 0.33 kg (0.72 lb) |
30 | Taiwan | 0.29 kg (0.65 lb) |
31 | Sweden | 0.29 kg (0.64 lb) |
32 | Hungary | 0.28 kg (0.62 lb) |
33 | Norway | 0.27 kg (0.60 lb) |
34 | Austria | 0.27 kg (0.59 lb) |
35 | Finland | 0.24 kg (0.54 lb) |
36 | United States | 0.23 kg (0.50 lb) |
37 | Argentina | 0.21 kg (0.47 lb) |
38 | Israel | 0.20 kg (0.45 lb) |
39 | France | 0.20 kg (0.44 lb) |
40 | Vietnam | 0.20 kg (0.44 lb) |
41 | South Korea | 0.17 kg (0.37 lb) |
42 | Spain | 0.15 kg (0.32 lb) |
43 | Denmark | 0.15 kg (0.32 lb) |
44 | Italy | 0.14 kg (0.31 lb) |
45 | Belgium | 0.13 kg (0.28 lb) |
46 | Bulgaria | 0.11 kg (0.24 lb) |
47 | Romania | 0.073 kg (0.16 lb) |
48 | Portugal | 0.064 kg (0.14 lb) |
49 | Thailand | 0.050 kg (0.11 lb) |
50 | Philippines | 0.027 kg (0.06 lb) |
51 | Greece | 0.023 kg (0.05 lb) |
52 | Venezuela | 0.023 kg (0.05 lb) |
53 | Peru | 0.023 kg (0.05 lb) |
54 | Colombia | 0.018 kg (0.04 lb) |
55 | Brazil | 0.018 kg (0.04 lb) |
56 | Mexico | 0.014 kg (0.03 lb) |
Gallery of tea varieties from highest consuming countries
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Masala chai from the Indian subcontinent
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A cup of Earl Grey tea
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Tea kettle over hot coals
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Chai-o Nabat (Persian tea with Rock sugar) in Tehran
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A Moroccan tea set
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A glass of iced tea
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First flush Darjeeling tea in cup
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A cup of Japanese Hojicha
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Mint tea in Isfahan
See also
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edit- ^ "Annual per capita tea consumption worldwide as of 2016, by leading countries(in pounds)". Statista. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Tea imports increased by 59.56 percent during February 2022". Daily Times. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Bolton, Dan (23 January 2017). "Harvest Review: Iran Is a Tea Opportunity". Tea Journey. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Sepúlveda G, Paulina (30 June 2018). "Creciente gusto por el te ubica a Chile entre los principales consumidores del mundo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.