Manufactured tea · annual 2010–2023 · FAOSTAT
Manufactured tea production (dried, in immediate packing) — an annual series from 2010 to 2023, shorter than the other agricultural crops for lack of earlier FAOSTAT coverage of this specific item.
FAO, FAOSTAT (QCL, CPC code 23913) — market-ready dry tea, distinct from fresh leaf, whose weight is about five times higher due to water content.
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China (3.5 Mt) produces more than double India (1.4 Mt), the world's second producer — the two countries combined account for nearly two-thirds of world production, a weight that reflects both their long history of tea cultivation and the sheer size of their own domestic markets, unlike coffee, which is far more export-oriented.