Recently, the International Tea Commission released the 《2025 Statistical Bulletin》, which released core statistics on global tea production, exports, and imports for 2025.
Data shows that by 2025, the global tea industry will continue to develop steadily, with total production and sales reaching a new level, and the scale of international trade steadily increasing. Global tea production: total amount hits new high, main producing countries maintain stable pattern
In 2025, the total global production of finished tea will reach 7.2664 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.53% compared to 7.0872 million tons in 2024, maintaining a steady growth trend for several consecutive years.
From a regional distribution perspective, Asia remains the absolute core of global tea production. By 2025, the total tea production in Asia will reach 6.4373 million tons, accounting for 88.6% of the global total production, a year-on-year increase of 4.46% compared to 2024, leading the growth of global tea producing areas. Among them, Chinese Mainland ranks first in the world with a total output of 3.92 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.81% compared with 3.74 million tons in 2024, accounting for 53.9% of the global total output, and continuously accounting for half of the global tea industry. Among domestic production areas, provinces such as Fujian, Yunnan, Hubei, Sichuan, and Hunan have consistently ranked among the top in terms of output, and their industrial scale and standardization levels continue to improve. Among other core major producing countries, India's total production in 2025 is 1.37 million tons, ranking second in the world; Kenya's total production in 2025 is 549000 tons, ranking first in Africa and fourth globally.
The overall production in Africa, South America, Oceania, and the Commonwealth of Independent States remains stable, with a total production of 747900 tons in Africa in 2025, which is slightly lower than 2024 due to factors such as climate in major producing countries.
In 2025, the total global tea export volume will reach 2.0092 million tons, breaking through the 2 million ton mark for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 2.10% compared to 1.9679 million tons in 2024, and the global tea trade activity will continue to increase.
Among them, Kenya continues to rank first in the world with an export volume of 580000 tons. Chinese Mainland's export volume reached 418800 tons, up 11.95% year on year from 374100 tons in 2024, making it the world's second largest tea exporter.
From a regional perspective, the total export volume of Asia is 1.1903 million tons, accounting for 59.24% of the global export volume, a year-on-year increase of 8.17% compared to 2024, becoming the core driving force for the growth of global tea exports; Africa's total export volume is 748800 tons, accounting for 37.27% of the global export volume, maintaining its position as the second largest tea export region in the world.
In 2025, the total import volume of tea for global consumption reached 1.9772 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.16% from 1.8802 million tons in 2024, and the global tea consumption market maintained an expansion trend.
The Asian market has become the core engine of global tea import growth, with non major producing countries in Asia importing 744300 tons of tea in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 10.40% from 674200 tons in 2024. Among them, countries such as Pakistan, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Saudi Arabia consistently rank among the top in terms of import volume, while consumer demand in the Middle East and South Asian markets continues to be released.
The import demand in the African market has significantly rebounded, with the import volume of tea for consumption reaching 434600 tons in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 10.74% compared to 2024.
Traditional consumer markets such as Europe and North America maintain development resilience. By 2025, Europe (excluding the UK and the CIS) will consume 158000 tons of imported tea; The import volume of North America and the West Indies region was 128200 tons. As a core global tea consumer, the United States imported 111900 tons throughout the year, maintaining a relatively stable consumption scale.
