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Old Soviet Union
China
India
Japan
Vietnam
Australia
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Kenya
The Tea Producing District in the World
Sri Lanka Indonesia
Taiwan
Vietnam
North India
India
Darjeeling
Tea is a typical preferable beverage as well ascoffee. Therefore, tea is produced in a lot ofcountries. China is the one of the largest teaproducing country that produces non-fermented tea(Green tea), semi-fermented tea(Oolong tea)and
Production and Consumption of Tea in the World
various kind of fermented tea(Black tea).Other than in China,Oolong tea is produced mainlyin Taiwan. Black tea is produced in India, Sri Lanka,Indonesia, Kenya, etc.. Green tea is produced also inthe old Soviet Union, Japan, and some other places.
Kenya
A minority race in China
Production of Tea in the World
Consumption of Tea
Production and area of tea in the world(FAO,1999-2000)�
India
China
Kenya
Turkey
Japan
Others
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Area(×1,000 ha)�Production(×1,000 tons)�
Consumption of drinks in the home in Japan
Others
Lactic acid drink
Cola
Juice
Coffee
Black tea
Green tea
(Home economy report,General affairs agency)�
100%�
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
The annual production of tea in the world is about2.9 million tons. The most production of tea and thelargest areas under tea planting are belonged toIndia and China respectively. Tea production inIndia is about 750,000 tons. China’s tea area is
950,000 hectares. Recently, Kenya and Turkeyremarkably increase their production. In Japan, inspite of limited areas(about 50,000 ha), the amount ofproduction(about 90,000 tons)is large enough, aswell as Kenya.
A lot of tea is consumed in British countries such asIreland and United Kingdom, and also in thecountries where tea is produced. In USA andEuropean countries, the consumption of tea is lowerthan that of coffee. Also in Japan, the consumption oftea is only 760 g per a head per a year(approximatelyone third of coffee).In Japan, tea consumption( money basis)in the
home is about 16 percent of all drinks. During lasttwo decades, the consumption of tea has beencontinuously decreasing. This tendency suits asresults of change in Japanese meal and life style. By fargreen tea had been served only with hot water insidetea cups. Recently, however, new goods of green tea incans and PET bottles were developed and thedemand for these is largely increased.
Japanese Green Tee