List of countries by tea consumption per capita

Last updated January 27, 2025

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

Rank	Country/Region	Tea consumption
1	Turkey	3.16 kg (6.96 lb)
2	Ireland	2.36 kg (5.21 lb)
3	United Kingdom	1.82 kg (4.01 lb)
4	Iran ^[2]	1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
5	Pakistan ^[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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Chai-o Nabat (Persian tea with Rock sugar) in Tehran
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Green tea steeping in a gaiwan
A glass of iced tea
First flush Darjeeling tea in cup
A cup of Japanese Hojicha
Mint tea in Isfahan

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References

↑ "Annual per capita tea consumption worldwide as of 2016, by leading countries(in pounds)" . Statista. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
↑ Bolton, Dan (23 January 2017). "Harvest Review: Iran Is a Tea Opportunity". Tea Journey. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
↑ "Tea imports increased by 59.56 percent during February 2022". Daily Times. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 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.

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[1] "Annual per capita tea consumption worldwide as of 2016, by leading countries(in pounds)" . Statista. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[2] Bolton, Dan (23 January 2017). "Harvest Review: Iran Is a Tea Opportunity". Tea Journey. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[3] "Tea imports increased by 59.56 percent during February 2022". Daily Times. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[4] 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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