In 2023, China exported approximately 1.74 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of tea, making it the leading exporter of tea worldwide. Other major tea exporters included Kenya, Sri Lanka, and India that year.
Many countries, including Vietnam and Morocco, import large amounts of tea from China. Hong Kong was the top export destination with an export value of nearly 399 million U.S. dollars in 2022. Some of the world’s leading tea importers included the United States, the United Kingdom, and Egypt in 2023. With a trade value of nearly 520 million U.S. dollars, the U.S. led the list that year.
Leading tea exporting countries worldwide in 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
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UN Comtrade. (May 3, 2024). Leading tea exporting countries worldwide in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264189/main-export-countries-for-tea-worldwide/
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