Tea Production by Country — World Ranking

China, mainland is the world's largest Tea producer, at 16,260.9 thousand tonnes in 2024, followed by India and Kenya.

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)	Yield (hg/ha)	Area (K ha)	YoY
1	China, mainland	16,260.9	44,775	3,631.7	+5.6%
2	India	6,156	100,357	613.4	+2%
3	Kenya	2,687.2	117,653	228.4	+4.2%
4	Sri Lanka	1,514	56,319	268.8	+1.2%
5	Türkiye	1,414	174,546	81	+4.2%
6	Viet Nam	1,154.5	102,136	113	+2.6%
7	Indonesia	658	63,510	103.6	+7.3%
8	Bangladesh	437.7	74,489	58.8	+8%
9	Uganda	414.9	92,694	44.8	+5.5%
10	Argentina	356.8	119,439	29.9	+3.7%
11	Japan	319.3	90,969	35.1	-0.2%
12	Malawi	247.7	124,562	19.9	0%
13	Rwanda	160.6	45,818	35	+1.3%
14	Nepal	135.4	65,220	20.8	+4.8%
15	Tanzania	128.8	74,940	17.2	+7.3%
16	Myanmar	121.8	12,787	95.2	+2.8%
17	Thailand	106.6	49,847	21.4	+0.3%
18	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	80	60,314	13.3	-1.6%
19	Ethiopia	76.7	107,548	7.1	+0.3%
20	Zimbabwe	54.3	111,491	4.9	-18.5%
21	Burundi	52	64,893	8	+3.8%
22	China, Taiwan Province of	38	27,677	13.7	+15.2%
23	Papua New Guinea	32.4	91,436	3.5	+1.2%
24	Cameroon	24.7	104,182	2.4	+0.4%
25	Lao People's Democratic Republic	18.4	23,788	7.7	+7%
26	Republic of Korea	18.4	54,605	3.4	+15%
27	Malaysia	14.7	83,161	1.8	-7.5%
28	Ecuador	10.2	92,747	1.1	-1%
29	Mozambique	8.1	11,246	7.2	+19.1%
30	Mauritius	6	96,597	0.6	-11.8%

Tea in Africa

11 African countries rank in the global top 30: Kenya (#3), Uganda (#9), Malawi (#12), Rwanda (#13), Tanzania (#15), Ethiopia (#19), Zimbabwe (#20), Burundi (#21), Cameroon (#24), Mozambique (#29), Mauritius (#30).

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)
3	Kenya	2,687.2
9	Uganda	414.9
12	Malawi	247.7
13	Rwanda	160.6
15	Tanzania	128.8
19	Ethiopia	76.7
20	Zimbabwe	54.3
21	Burundi	52
24	Cameroon	24.7
29	Mozambique	8.1
30	Mauritius	6