Key Market Indicators
Tea production in Iran is expected to reach 126,000 metric tons by 2026. In 2021, the country's production was 117,000 metric tons, growing at an average annual rate of 1.2%. Since 2017, Iranian tea supply has increased by 2.4% year-on-year. Meanwhile, Iran's tea consumption is forecast to reach 153,000 metric tons by 2026. In 2021, the figure was 151,000 metric tons, growing at an average annual rate of 0.2%. Since 2017, Iranian demand for tea has grown by 2.3% year-on-year. In 2021, Iran was the seventh-largest tea consumer in the world. Kenya was the top consumer, at 151,000 metric tons. India, Brazil, and Argentina held the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively.