List of countries by tea consumption per capita

Rize çayı, the traditional Turkish black tea

This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of tea, as of 2016.[1]

Rank Country/Region Tea consumption
1  Turkey 3.16 kg (6.96 lb)
2  Ireland 2.36 kg (5.21 lb)
3 Azerbaijan[2] 2.10 kg (4.63 lb)
4  United Kingdom 1.82 kg (4.01 lb)
5 Iran[3] 1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
6  Pakistan[4] 1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
7  Russia 1.38 kg (3.05 lb)
8  Morocco 1.22 kg (2.68 lb)
9  New Zealand 1.19 kg (2.63 lb)
10  Chile[5] 1.19 kg (2.62 lb)
11  Egypt 1.01 kg (2.23 lb)
12  Poland 1.00 kg (2.20 lb)
13  Japan 0.97 kg (2.13 lb)
14  Saudi Arabia 0.90 kg (1.98 lb)
15  South Africa 0.81 kg (1.79 lb)
16  Netherlands 0.78 kg (1.72 lb)
17  Australia 0.75 kg (1.65 lb)
18  United Arab Emirates 0.72 kg (1.59 lb)
19  Germany 0.69 kg (1.52 lb)
20  Hong Kong 0.65 kg (1.43 lb)
21  Ukraine 0.58 kg (1.28 lb)
22  China 0.57 kg (1.25 lb)
23  Canada 0.51 kg (1.12 lb)
24  Malaysia 0.48 kg (1.06 lb)
25  Indonesia 0.46 kg (1.01 lb)
26   Switzerland 0.44 kg (0.97 lb)
27  Czech Republic 0.42 kg (0.93 lb)
28  Singapore 0.37 kg (0.81 lb)
29  Slovakia 0.36 kg (0.80 lb)
30  India 0.33 kg (0.72 lb)
31  Taiwan 0.29 kg (0.65 lb)
32  Sweden 0.29 kg (0.64 lb)
33  Hungary 0.28 kg (0.62 lb)
34  Norway 0.27 kg (0.60 lb)
35  Austria 0.27 kg (0.59 lb)
36  Finland 0.24 kg (0.54 lb)
37  United States 0.23 kg (0.50 lb)
38  Argentina 0.21 kg (0.47 lb)
39  Israel 0.20 kg (0.45 lb)
40  France 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)
41  Vietnam 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)
42  South Korea 0.17 kg (0.37 lb)
43  Spain 0.15 kg (0.32 lb)
44  Denmark 0.15 kg (0.32 lb)
45  Italy 0.14 kg (0.31 lb)
46  Belgium 0.13 kg (0.28 lb)
47  Bulgaria 0.11 kg (0.24 lb)
48  Romania 0.073 kg (0.16 lb)
49  Portugal 0.064 kg (0.14 lb)
50  Thailand 0.050 kg (0.11 lb)
51  Philippines 0.027 kg (0.06 lb)
52  Greece 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
53  Venezuela 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
54  Peru 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
55  Colombia 0.018 kg (0.04 lb)
Chaykhana (tea house) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1888
Chaykhana (tea house) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1888
A ceramic teapot on a metal trivet, a milk jug, and a full teacup on a saucer
British teapot with a milk jug and full teacup
Tea plantation in Gilan, Iran

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual per capita tea consumption worldwide as of 2016, by leading countries(in pounds)". Statista. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ Prikhodko, Dmitry; Sterk, Boris; Sokolova, Alexandra; Monzini, Jacopo; Snell, John (2022). "Tea sector review – Azerbaijan". Food and Agriculture Organization: 23.
  3. ^ Bolton, Dan (23 January 2017). "Harvest Review: Iran Is a Tea Opportunity". Tea Journey. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Tea imports increased by 59.56 percent during February 2022". Daily Times. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
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