Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage worldwide, after water. Tea can be categorized using several different criteria, with the most common classification being the level of oxidation. Differing degrees of oxidation can produce green, yellow, oolong, and black tea, among others. For over a decade, China has been the
. In 2021, China produced over 3.1 million metric tons of tea. Other major tea producing countries include India, Kenya, and Sri Lanka. Unsurprisingly, the
surpasses all others – in 2022, Chinese revenue figures amounted to just under 47 billion U.S. dollars. India ranked in second place, with a revenue of around 12.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Production and trade
Although Canada is not a major tea producing country, it boasts a
fairly large tea market. It ranked nineteenth in terms of revenue in 2022, with the Canadian tea market being valued at around 451 million U.S. dollars.
Manufacturer sales of coffee and tea in 2022 exceeded three billion Canadian dollars. Since Canada is not a major producer of tea, imports of the product outweigh exports. In 2022,
imports of tea amounted to approximately 49 thousand metric tons, while
exports of tea that year were only about two thousand metric tons.
Price and consumption
Consumers have to pay an
average of 4.49 Canadian dollars for 72 tea bags. There is no shortage of tea in Canada for consumers willing to pay that price, though. As of 2022, almost 95 liters of
tea available for consumption per person. However, not all Canadians are drinking the same amount of tea. About
37 percent of tea consumers are in the high-income category and only about 30 percent of tea drinks categorized as low-income. The majority of consumers are also 25 to 34 years old, but
all age groups under consideration have consumers that enjoy the beverage.
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