Key Market Indicators
The country ranked number 8 in 2021, Russia overtook at 1 Thousand Metric Tons. India, Sri Lanka and China respectively ranked numbers 1, 2 and 3 in this ranking. Russians are set to consume around 132,000 metric tons of tea by 2026, a 1.3% drop from 2021, when their tea consumption was 143,000 metric tons. Since 2017, Russian demand has decreased by 0.9% per year. In 2021, Iran overtook Russia for the top spot, with 143,000 metric tons of tea consumption. India, Brazil and Argentina ranked second, third and fourth, respectively. Russian production of tea is set to reach 1,390 metric tons by 2026, a 4.8% increase from 2021, when output was 1,000 metric tons. Since 2020, Russian supply has remained the same. Russia overtook India in 2021, when they produced 1,000 metric tons of tea. India, Sri Lanka and China ranked first, second and third, respectively.
