Coffee or tea? It seems like a long and persistent debate about the most popular hot drink, and regardless of our personal preferences or the most consumed drink in our country, in favor of who will settle this debate? Will coffee or tea be the most popular hot drink in the world?
Although it is difficult to provide an accurate percentage of tea and coffee consumption globally, as it can vary depending on the source of data, the period of time studied and other factors, in the report we tried to obtain near-time statistics for both coffee and tea from a single statistical site, so that the comparison is closer to accuracy.
In this report we take a tour of interesting figures and information about the consumption of hot drinks around the world
Tea the world's most consumed drink after water
Tea is the world's most consumed drink after water, according to a United Nations report. According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), tea is the world's second most consumed beverage after water.
In 2020, global tea consumption stood at about 6.3 billion kilograms, and is estimated to reach 7.4 billion kilograms by 2025. This includes different teas that depend on oxidation levels, including green, yellow, brown and black, according to the Statistics and Market Figures website (Statista).
Most manufacturers and exporters of tea
This aromatic drink is thought to have originated in China in 2737 BC. According to legend, a Chinese emperor sat under the "Camellia Sinensis" tree while his servant boiled drinking water, the wind pushed some leaves from the tree into the water, and the emperor decided to try the drink his servant made by accident.
In 2021, China exported nearly $2.30 billion of tea, making it the world's leading source of tea. Other major tea exporters in the same year were Sri Lanka and Kenya. China also topped the world's tea production, making 2.8 million tons of tea in 2019, and that year more than half of the tea produced in China was green tea, according to Statsta statistics.
Most imported countries for tea
In 2021, Pakistan was the world's leading tea importer, with imports worth about $598 million, and the United States ranked second that year at about $532 million, according to statistics from tea importers provided by Statsta.
Largest Tea Consuming Country
In 2016, Turkey was the world's largest tea-consuming country, with a per capita tea consumption of 6.96 pounds per year. In contrast, China's annual consumption was 1.25 pounds per capita.
What about coffee? How many million bags is consumed annually?
Despite the export of tea, coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. In Statsta statistics for 2020-2021, about 166.63 million coffee bags, or about 10 million tons worldwide, have been consumed, and this year's 2023 coffee market is expected to grow to $495.50 billion.
The largest suppliers and exporters of coffee
In 2021, the United States was the world's largest importer of coffee, followed by Germany, France and Italy, while the main exporters in 2021 were Brazil, Switzerland and Colombia, according to figures provided by Statsta.
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