Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world, which is consumed widely by people of different ages across the globe. The popularity of tea in the world can be traced from the fact that more than 3 billion cups of tea are consumed daily worldwide.
Different types of tea are produced in the world, which include black tea, green tea, yellow tea, jasmine tea, white tea, olong tea, etc.
There are a large number of countries in the world that produce tea. Here, we have compiled the list of Top 10 Tea Producing Countries in the World on the basis of production:
| COUNTRY | PRODUCTION IN 2012 (TONNES) |
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|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | 17,14,902 |
| 2. | India | 10,00,000 |
| 3. | Kenya | 3,69,400 |
| 4. | Sri Lanka | 3,30,000 |
| 5. | Turkey | 2,25,000 |
| 6. | Vietnam | 2,16,900 |
| 7. | Iran | 1,58,000 |
| 8. | Indonesia | 1,50,000 |
| 9. | Argentina | 1,00,000 |
| 10. | Japan | 85,900 |
