According to updated data from the International Tea Committee, global tea production rose to 7.26 million tons in 2025. China maintains its absolute leadership, now accounting for nearly 53% of the global volume. The country that gave the world this beverage continues to strengthen its position every year by expanding plantation areas and improving yields.

Top tea producers in 2025:

• China — 3.8 million tons;

• India — approx. 1.3 million tons;

• Kenya — 600 thousand tons;

• Turkey — 275 thousand tons;

• Sri Lanka — 260 thousand tons;

• Vietnam — 185 thousand tons;

• Indonesia — 125 thousand tons;

• Japan — 74 thousand tons.

Besides the "big three" tea producers—China, India, and Kenya—Turkey and Vietnam also make significant contributions to global production. However, Turkey consumes almost its entire output domestically, whereas the other leading countries actively export their products.

For the Chinese food market, this overwhelming dominance opens up excellent prospects in the CIS markets, primarily in Russia. These regions maintain a historically high culture of tea consumption while having practically no domestic raw material production.

Chinese producers have the opportunity not only to supply traditional bulk tea but also to displace competitors (such as India and Sri Lanka) by offering high-value-added products. The CIS markets currently show a strong demand for premium green and oolong teas, flavored blends, ready-to-drink (RTD) teas, and ingredients for the popular bubble tea format. This makes the CIS region one of the most priority and high-margin destinations for Chinese tea exports.