2024-10-02 01:11:25
New Delhi: India ranks second in the world in terms of tea production. India’s share in the world’s total tea production is 20%. But many countries of the world are ahead of us in terms of per capita annual consumption of tea. Even in neighboring Pakistan, per capita consumption of tea is much higher than India. Türkiye is at the forefront in this list. The per capita annual consumption of tea in this country is 3.16 kg. Türkiye ranks fifth in the world in terms of tea production. About six percent of the world’s tea production occurs in Türkiye. Tea is produced in the country, especially in the hills around the rise of the Black Sea Coast. Ireland is at second place in this list. The per capita annual consumption of tea in this country is 2.19 kg. In Britain, which has popularized tea all over the world, every person drinks 1.94 kg of tea in a year. The per capita annual consumption of tea in Pakistan is 1.5 kg. Tea is not produced in Pakistan and is completely dependent on imports. In Iran, Russia, Morocco, New Zealand, Chile, Egypt and Poland, one to 1.5 kg of tea is consumed per capita annually.
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The per capita annual consumption of tea in Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Netherlands, Australia, UAE, Germany, China and Canada ranges between 0.5 to 1 kg. Even in Indonesia and Singapore, people drink more tea than in India. But tea consumption in Sweden, Norway, America, Argentina, France, Brazil, South Korea, Spain, Italy and Mexico is less than India. China ranks first in the world in terms of tea production. Its share in global production is 49%. This means that half of the total tea produced in the world is produced in China.