The Top 15 Biggest Tea Drinking Countries In The World

Coffee and tea have both been the most popular beverages in the world. Some people are partial to coffee while others to tea. A lot, of course, are fine with drinking both at any time and for any occasion.

But which countries have the most number of people that drink tea each year? The first country that would probably come to your mind is United Kingdom, due to stereotype. If your answer is the same, unfortunately, you’re wrong. UK though still belongs in the top 5.

Below are the top 15 biggest tea drinking countries based on the average annual tea consumption per person as shown by a study conducted in 2014:

1.  Turkey – 6.961 pounds per person
2.  Ireland – 4.831 pounds per person
3.  United Kingdom – 4.281 pounds per person.
4.  Russia – 3.051 pounds per person.
5.  Morocco – 2.682 pounds per person.
6.  New Zealand - 2.629 pounds per person.
7.  Egypt - 2.231 pounds per person.
8.  Poland - 2.204 pounds per person.
9.  Japan - 2.133 pounds per person.
10. Saudi Arabia – 1.983 pounds per person.
11. South Africa – 1.789 pounds per person.
12. Netherlands – 1.714 pounds per person.
13. Australia – 1.649 pounds per person.
14. Chile – 1.613 pounds per person.
15. United Arab Emirates – 1.589 pounds per person.

Info source: cloudnineteas.com