Global Tea Leaf Harvest Ranking
Fresh Tea Leaf Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, China led with 15.4M t, ahead of India at 6M t.
China alone accounted for 49.1% of the 2023 total.
China grew the fastest since 2013, up 76.6%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 15.4M | +5.9% | 49.1% | — |
| 2South Asia |  IndiaIND | 6M | -3.2% | 19.2% | — |
| 3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  KenyaKEN | 2.6M | +6.6% | 8.2% | — |
| 4#2South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 1.5M | +6.8% | 4.8% | — |
| 5Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 1.4M | +6.9% | 4.3% | — |
| 6Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 1.1M | +0.7% | 3.6% | — |
| 7#2Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 613K | -6.8% | 2.0% | — |
| 8#3South Asia |  BangladeshBGD | 405.3K | -5.0% | 1.3% | — |
| 9#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  UgandaUGA | 393.4K | -3.1% | 1.3% | — |
| 10Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 344.2K | -3.1% | 1.1% | — |
| 11#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 320K | -3.4% | 1.0% | — |
| 12#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  MalawiMWI | 247.7K | -7.6% | 0.8% | — |
| 13 |  RwandaRWA | 158.5K | -1.2% | 0.5% | — |
| 14 |  NepalNPL | 129.2K | +0.9% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 15 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 120K | -17.2% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 16#3Southeast Asia |  MyanmarMMR | 118.5K | +9.3% | 0.4% | — |
| 17 |  ThailandTHA | 106.3K | -0.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 18#2Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 81.3K | -13.0% | 0.3% | — |
| 19 |  EthiopiaETH | 76.5K | -1.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 20 |  ZimbabweZWE | 66.6K | -6.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 21 |  BurundiBDI | 50.1K | -2.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 22#3East Asia |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 33K | -15.6% | 0.1% | — |
| 23Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 32K | +3.2% | 0.1% | — |
| 24 |  CameroonCMR | 24.6K | +1.2% | 0.1% | — |
| 25 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 17.2K | +2.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 26 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 16K | +3.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 27 |  MalaysiaMYS | 15.9K | -0.1% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 28#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  EcuadorECU | 10.3K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 29 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 6.8K | +32.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 30 |  MauritiusMUS | 6.8K | +6.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 31 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 4.8K | — | 0.0% | — |
| 32 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 2.4K | -15.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 33#3Middle East & C. Asia |  GeorgiaGEO | 2.3K | -8.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 34#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 2K | -0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 35 |  PeruPER | 1.9K | +5.8% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 36 |  South AfricaRSA | 1.8K | +4.6% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 37 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 1.2K | +0.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 38 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 1.1K | +12.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 39 |  ZambiaZMB | 969.5 | -0.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 40 |  El SalvadorSLV | 674 | +0.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 41 |  GuatemalaGTM | 539.9 | +0.6% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 42 |  MadagascarMDG | 395.2 | +0.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 43 |  ColombiaCOL | 225.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 44Southern Europe |  MontenegroMNE | 100 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 45 |  MaliMLI | 90.2 | -0.8% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 46Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 66.6 | -18.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 47 |  SeychellesSYC | 0 | -100.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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