List of countries by tea consumption per capita

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Rize cayi, the traditional Turkish black tea Rize tea.JPG
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]

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RankCountry/RegionTea consumption
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3.16 kg (6.96 lb)
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2.36 kg (5.21 lb)
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1.82 kg (4.01 lb)
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran [2] 1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [3] 1.50 kg (3.30 lb)
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1.38 kg (3.05 lb)
7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.22 kg (2.68 lb)
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1.19 kg (2.63 lb)
9Flag of Chile.svg  Chile [4] 1.19 kg (2.62 lb)
10Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1.01 kg (2.23 lb)
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1.00 kg (2.20 lb)
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.97 kg (2.13 lb)
13Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.90 kg (1.98 lb)
14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.81 kg (1.79 lb)
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.78 kg (1.72 lb)
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.75 kg (1.65 lb)
17Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0.72 kg (1.59 lb)
18Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.69 kg (1.52 lb)
19Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0.65 kg (1.43 lb)
20Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.58 kg (1.28 lb)
21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.57 kg (1.25 lb)
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.51 kg (1.12 lb)
23Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0.48 kg (1.06 lb)
24Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.46 kg (1.01 lb)
25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0.44 kg (0.97 lb)
26Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.42 kg (0.93 lb)
27Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.37 kg (0.81 lb)
28Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.36 kg (0.80 lb)
29Flag of India.svg  India 0.33 kg (0.72 lb)
30Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 0.29 kg (0.65 lb)
31Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.29 kg (0.64 lb)
32Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.28 kg (0.62 lb)
33Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0.27 kg (0.60 lb)
34Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0.27 kg (0.59 lb)
35Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.24 kg (0.54 lb)
36Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.23 kg (0.50 lb)
37Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.21 kg (0.47 lb)
38Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0.20 kg (0.45 lb)
39Flag of France.svg  France 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)
40Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0.20 kg (0.44 lb)
41Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0.17 kg (0.37 lb)
42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.15 kg (0.32 lb)
43Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.15 kg (0.32 lb)
44Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.14 kg (0.31 lb)
45Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.13 kg (0.28 lb)
46Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0.11 kg (0.24 lb)
47Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0.073 kg (0.16 lb)
48Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.064 kg (0.14 lb)
49Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0.050 kg (0.11 lb)
50Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0.027 kg (0.06 lb)
51Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
52Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
53Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0.023 kg (0.05 lb)
54Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0.018 kg (0.04 lb)
55Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.018 kg (0.04 lb)
56Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0.014 kg (0.03 lb)
Tea plantation in Gilan, Iran Tea Gardens, Gilan, Iran.jpg
Tea plantation in Gilan, Iran

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