In 2021, China produced around 1.85 million metric tons of green tea. Post-fermented tea, also referred to as dark tea, recorded a total output of approximately 396,800 tons that year. Pu'er is the most popular variety of the post-fermented Chinese teas.
Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statistics on Tea industry in China
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Production
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- Consumption of specialty teas by consumers aged 25-34 years and 55+ consumers UK 2016
- Types of tea consumed outside the home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
- Percentage change in sales of ordinary tea bags in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2015
- Leading brands of tea United Kingdom (UK) 2016, by number of households
- Types of tea consumed at home in Germany in 2017
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- Production value of tea in Taiwan 2010-2016
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Website (ipucha.com). (March 16, 2022). Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/
Website (ipucha.com). "Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/
Website (ipucha.com). (2022). Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/
Website (ipucha.com). "Volume of Tea Production in China in 2021, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/
Website (ipucha.com), Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Volume of tea production in China in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Website (ipucha.com), March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032953/china-tea-production-volume-by-type/