Country rankings
Tea Consumption by Country
China has the highest Annual Total Tea Consumption in 2022 (14.5M t), followed by India (6M t) and Turkey (1.3M t). Maldives has the lowest (1,000 t).
131 of 235 countries
Annual Total Tea Consumption, 2022
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 131 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
7,000 t
Middle half 2K t – 30.5K t
Average
230.5K t
131 countries
Highest
14.5M t
China
Lowest
1,000 t
Maldives
Over time · 2019–2022
The top 5 in 2022, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- China
- India
- Turkey
- Argentina
- Sri Lanka
Data
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175 countries · # = rank by Annual Total Tea Consumption
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 14.5M t | 10.19 kg |
| 2 |  India | 6M t | 4.21 kg |
| 3 |  Turkey | 1.3M t | 15.05 kg |
| 4 |  Argentina | 1.2M t | 27.08 kg |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka | 1.1M t | 50.17 kg |
| 6 |  Vietnam | 1M t | 10.35 kg |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 596K t | 2.16 kg |
| 8 |  Brazil | 553K t | 2.57 kg |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | 427K t | 2.49 kg |
| 10 |  Japan | 353K t | 2.84 kg |
| 11 |  Uganda | 326K t | 6.9 kg |
| 12 |  Pakistan | 244K t | 1.04 kg |
| 13 |  Malawi | 207K t | 10.17 kg |
| 14 |  United States | 166K t | 0.49 kg |
| 15 |  Myanmar | 155K t | 2.85 kg |
| 16 |  Iran | 150K t | 1.69 kg |
| 17 |  Russia | 130K t | 0.9 kg |
| 18 |  Tanzania | 120K t | 1.83 kg |
| 19 |  Thailand | 116K t | 1.62 kg |
| 20 |  Nepal | 108K t | 3.52 kg |
| 21 |  United Kingdom | 100K t | 1.48 kg |
| 22 |  Paraguay | 96K t | 14.12 kg |
| 23 |  Egypt | 93K t | 0.84 kg |
| 24 |  Morocco | 81K t | 2.15 kg |
| 25 |  Iraq | 68K t | 1.77 kg |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe | 60K t | 3.68 kg |
| 27 |  Burundi | 50K t | 3.9 kg |
| 28 |  Malaysia | 40K t | 1.19 kg |
| 29 |  Ghana | 38K t | 1.12 kg |
| 30 |  Saudi Arabia | 34K t | 0.94 kg |
| 31 |  Taiwan | 33K t | 1.38 kg |
| 32 |  Uzbekistan | 31K t | 0.89 kg |
| 32 |  Uruguay | 31K t | 9.12 kg |
| 34 |  Germany | 30K t | 0.36 kg |
| 35 |  Kazakhstan | 26K t | 1.33 kg |
| 36 |  Syria | 25K t | 1.15 kg |
| 36 |  Chile | 25K t | 1.28 kg |
| 38 |  Mali | 23K t | 1.03 kg |
| 39 |  Sudan | 21K t | 0.45 kg |
| 39 |  Yemen | 21K t | 0.63 kg |
| 41 |  Libya | 19K t | 2.78 kg |
| 42 |  Poland | 18K t | 0.46 kg |
| 43 |  France | 17K t | 0.26 kg |
| 43 |  South Africa | 17K t | 0.28 kg |
| 43 |  Afghanistan | 17K t | 0.43 kg |
| 43 |  Mauritania | 17K t | 3.55 kg |
| 47 |  Hong Kong | 16K t | 2.09 kg |
| 48 |  Canada | 15K t | 0.4 kg |
| 48 |  Cameroon | 15K t | 0.52 kg |
| 48 |  Laos | 15K t | 1.99 kg |
| 51 |  Australia | 14K t | 0.55 kg |
| 51 |  Azerbaijan | 14K t | 1.31 kg |
| 53 |  Algeria | 13K t | 0.29 kg |
| 54 |  Ukraine | 12K t | 0.31 kg |
| 55 |  Senegal | 11K t | 0.63 kg |
| 55 |  Kyrgyzstan | 11K t | 1.6 kg |
| 57 |  Ethiopia | 9,000 t | 0.07 kg |
| 57 |  Philippines | 9,000 t | 0.08 kg |
| 57 |  Netherlands | 9,000 t | 0.49 kg |
| 60 |  Spain | 8,000 t | 0.16 kg |
| 60 |  United Arab Emirates | 8,000 t | 0.81 kg |
| 60 |  Ireland | 8,000 t | 1.68 kg |
| 60 |  Kuwait | 8,000 t | 1.86 kg |
| 64 |  Nigeria | 7,000 t | 0.03 kg |
| 64 |  Italy | 7,000 t | 0.11 kg |
| 64 |  Niger | 7,000 t | 0.26 kg |
| 64 |  Burkina Faso | 7,000 t | 0.3 kg |
| 64 |  Oman | 7,000 t | 1.43 kg |
| 69 |  Tunisia | 6,000 t | 0.52 kg |
| 69 |  Tajikistan | 6,000 t | 0.56 kg |
| 69 |  Gambia | 6,000 t | 2.14 kg |
| 69 |  Mauritius | 6,000 t | 4.97 kg |
| 73 |  Guinea | 5,000 t | 0.33 kg |
| 73 |  Papua New Guinea | 5,000 t | 0.5 kg |
| 75 |  Ivory Coast | 4,000 t | 0.14 kg |
| 75 |  Somalia | 4,000 t | 0.23 kg |
| 75 |  Jordan | 4,000 t | 0.31 kg |
| 75 |  Sweden | 4,000 t | 0.38 kg |
| 75 |  Portugal | 4,000 t | 0.34 kg |
| 75 |  Austria | 4,000 t | 0.42 kg |
| 75 |  Belarus | 4,000 t | 0.46 kg |
| 75 |  Turkmenistan | 4,000 t | 0.55 kg |
| 75 |  Qatar | 4,000 t | 1.5 kg |
| 84 |  DR Congo | 3,000 t | 0.03 kg |
| 84 |  South Korea | 3,000 t | 0.07 kg |
| 84 |  Peru | 3,000 t | 0.1 kg |
| 84 |  Bolivia | 3,000 t | 0.21 kg |
| 84 |  Czechia | 3,000 t | 0.26 kg |
| 84 |  Denmark | 3,000 t | 0.57 kg |
| 84 |  Lebanon | 3,000 t | 0.6 kg |
| 84 |  Georgia | 3,000 t | 0.78 kg |
| 84 |  Mongolia | 3,000 t | 0.98 kg |
| 93 |  Mozambique | 2,000 t | 0.07 kg |
| 93 |  Zambia | 2,000 t | 0.1 kg |
| 93 |  Chad | 2,000 t | 0.11 kg |
| 93 |  Romania | 2,000 t | 0.09 kg |
| 93 |  Belgium | 2,000 t | 0.21 kg |
| 93 |  Greece | 2,000 t | 0.15 kg |
| 93 |  Israel | 2,000 t | 0.2 kg |
| 93 |  Switzerland | 2,000 t | 0.29 kg |
| 93 |  New Zealand | 2,000 t | 0.45 kg |
| 93 |  Albania | 2,000 t | 0.72 kg |
| 93 |  Botswana | 2,000 t | 0.73 kg |
| 93 |  Lesotho | 2,000 t | 0.88 kg |
| 93 |  Bahrain | 2,000 t | 1.11 kg |
| 106 |  Mexico | 1,000 t | 0.01 kg |
| 106 |  Colombia | 1,000 t | 0.02 kg |
| 106 |  Angola | 1,000 t | 0.04 kg |
| 106 |  Guatemala | 1,000 t | 0.04 kg |
| 106 |  Ecuador | 1,000 t | 0.06 kg |
| 106 |  Cambodia | 1,000 t | 0.03 kg |
| 106 |  South Sudan | 1,000 t | 0.08 kg |
| 106 |  Hungary | 1,000 t | 0.11 kg |
| 106 |  Bulgaria | 1,000 t | 0.13 kg |
| 106 |  El Salvador | 1,000 t | 0.13 kg |
| 106 |  Norway | 1,000 t | 0.24 kg |
| 106 |  Finland | 1,000 t | 0.19 kg |
| 106 |  Slovakia | 1,000 t | 0.15 kg |
| 106 |  Costa Rica | 1,000 t | 0.12 kg |
| 106 |  Namibia | 1,000 t | 0.45 kg |
| 106 |  Moldova | 1,000 t | 0.33 kg |
| 106 |  Armenia | 1,000 t | 0.19 kg |
| 106 |  Lithuania | 1,000 t | 0.29 kg |
| 106 |  Gabon | 1,000 t | 0.36 kg |
| 106 |  Latvia | 1,000 t | 0.3 kg |
| 106 |  North Macedonia | 1,000 t | 0.28 kg |
| 106 |  Eswatini | 1,000 t | 0.7 kg |
| 106 |  Fiji | 1,000 t | 0.81 kg |
| 106 |  Macau | 1,000 t | 1.25 kg |
| 106 |  Malta | 1,000 t | 1.22 kg |
| 106 |  Maldives | 1,000 t | 2.27 kg |
| — |  Madagascar | — | 0.01 kg |
| — |  Benin | — | 0.03 kg |
| — |  Dominican Republic | — | 0.04 kg |
| — |  Honduras | — | 0.02 kg |
| — |  Togo | — | 0.02 kg |
| — |  Sierra Leone | — | 0.05 kg |
| — |  Nicaragua | — | 0.01 kg |
| — |  Serbia | — | 0.01 kg |
| — |  Republic of the Congo | — | 0.03 kg |
| — |  Liberia | — | 0.04 kg |
| — |  Panama | — | 0.11 kg |
| — |  Croatia | — | 0.09 kg |
| — |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 0.04 kg |
| — |  Guinea-Bissau | — | 0.03 kg |
| — |  Slovenia | — | 0.15 kg |
| — |  Trinidad and Tobago | — | 0.25 kg |
| — |  Timor-Leste | — | 0.06 kg |
| — |  Cyprus | — | 0.37 kg |
| — |  Estonia | — | 0.29 kg |
| — |  Comoros | — | 0.4 kg |
| — |  Solomon Islands | — | 0.26 kg |
| — |  Guyana | — | 0.34 kg |
| — |  Bhutan | — | 0.43 kg |
| — |  Luxembourg | — | 0.29 kg |
| — |  Suriname | — | 0.43 kg |
| — |  Montenegro | — | 0.18 kg |
| — |  Cape Verde | — | 0.05 kg |
| — |  Belize | — | 0.58 kg |
| — |  Bahamas | — | 0.76 kg |
| — |  Iceland | — | 0.54 kg |
| — |  Vanuatu | — | 0.52 kg |
| — |  New Caledonia | — | 0.21 kg |
| — |  French Polynesia | — | 0.08 kg |
| — |  Barbados | — | 1.26 kg |
| — |  Sao Tome and Principe | — | 0.02 kg |
| — |  Samoa | — | 0.37 kg |
| — |  Saint Lucia | — | 0.41 kg |
| — |  Kiribati | — | 0.4 kg |
| — |  Seychelles | — | 1.06 kg |
| — |  Grenada | — | 0.32 kg |
| — |  Micronesia | — | 0.01 kg |
| — |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 0.11 kg |
| — |  Antigua and Barbuda | — | 0.87 kg |
| — |  Dominica | — | 0.11 kg |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Annual Total Tea Consumption?
- China has the highest Annual Total Tea Consumption in 2022, at 14.5M t, followed by India (6M t) and Turkey (1.3M t).
- Which country has the lowest Annual Total Tea Consumption?
- Maldives has the lowest Annual Total Tea Consumption in 2022, at 1,000 t.
- What is the median Annual Total Tea Consumption across countries?
- The median is 7,000 t across the 131 countries with data in 2022.
- Where does this tea consumption by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).