List of countries by tea consumption per capita
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consumption of tea
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, as of 2009.
| Rank | Country | Tea consumption |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
6.24 kg (220.1 oz) |
| 2 |  Mauritania |
3.22 kg (113.6 oz) |
| 2 |  Republic of Ireland |
3.22 kg (113.6 oz) |
| 4 |  Turkey |
2.74 kg (96.7 oz) |
| 5 |  Seychelles |
2.08 kg (73.4 oz) |
| 6 |  United Kingdom |
1.89 kg (66.7 oz) |
| 7 |  Morocco |
1.67 kg (58.9 oz) |
| 8 |  Kuwait |
1.61 kg (56.8 oz) |
| 9 |  Qatar |
1.6 kg (56.4 oz) |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan |
1.54 kg (54.3 oz) |
| 11 |  Malta |
1.45 kg (51.1 oz) |
| 12 |  Hong Kong |
1.42 kg (50.1 oz) |
| 13 |  The Bahamas |
1.35 kg (47.6 oz) |
| 14 |  Syria |
1.29 kg (45.5 oz) |
| 15 |  Russia |
1.21 kg (42.7 oz) |
| 16 |  The Gambia |
1.19 kg (42 oz) |
| 17 |  Guyana |
1.18 kg (41.6 oz) |
| 18 |  Botswana |
1.13 kg (39.9 oz) |
| 19 |  Aruba |
1.1 kg (38.8 oz) |
| 20 |  Iran |
1.07 kg (37.7 oz) |
| 21 |  Zimbabwe |
1.05 kg (37 oz) |
| 22 |  Chile |
1.02 kg (36 oz) |
| 23 |  Macau |
1.01 kg (35.6 oz) |
| 24 |  Japan |
0.99 kg (34.9 oz) |
| 25 |  Bahrain |
0.98 kg (34.6 oz) |
| 26 |  Georgia (country) |
0.95 kg (33.5 oz) |
| 27 |  Egypt |
0.93 kg (32.8 oz) |
| 27 |  Thailand |
0.93 kg (32.8 oz) |
| 27 |  Mongolia |
0.93 kg (32.8 oz) |
| 30 |  Tunisia |
0.92 kg (32.5 oz) |
| 31 |  Poland |
0.87 kg (30.7 oz) |
| 32 |  Uzbekistan |
0.86 kg (30.3 oz) |
| 33 |  Turkmenistan |
0.82 kg (28.9 oz) |
| 33 |  Mainland China |
0.82 kg (28.9 oz) |
| 35 |  Barbados |
0.81 kg (28.6 oz) |
| 35 |  New Caledonia |
0.81 kg (28.6 oz) |
| 37 |  Malaysia |
0.8 kg (28.2 oz) |
| 38 |  Mozambique |
0.75 kg (26.5 oz) |
| 39 |  Fiji |
0.74 kg (26.1 oz) |
| 40 |  Saudi Arabia |
0.72 kg (25.4 oz) |
| 40 |  Kyrgyzstan |
0.72 kg (25.4 oz) |
| 42 |  Netherlands |
0.71 kg (25 oz) |
| 43 |  Jordan |
0.7 kg (24.7 oz) |
| 44 |  Myanmar |
0.67 kg (23.6 oz) |
| 45 |  New Zealand |
0.65 kg (22.9 oz) |
| 46 |  Swaziland |
0.62 kg (21.9 oz) |
| 47 |  Singapore |
0.6 kg (21.2 oz) |
| 48 |  Ukraine |
0.58 kg (20.5 oz) |
| 48 |  Brunei |
0.58 kg (20.5 oz) |
| 50 |  Yemen |
0.57 kg (20.1 oz) |
| 50 |  Sudan |
0.57 kg (20.1 oz) |
| - | World | 0.57 kg (20.1 oz) |
| 52 |  Lebanon |
0.56 kg (19.8 oz) |
| 53 |  India |
0.52 kg (18.3 oz) |
| 53 |  Sri Lanka |
0.52 kg (18.3 oz) |
| 55 |  Australia |
0.51 kg (18 oz) |
| 55 |  South Africa |
0.51 kg (18 oz) |
| 57 |  Mali |
0.5 kg (17.6 oz) |
| - |  European Union |
0.48 kg (16.9 oz) |
| 58 |  Kenya |
0.47 kg (16.6 oz) |
| 58 |  Belarus |
0.47 kg (16.6 oz) |
| 60 |  Senegal |
0.46 kg (16.2 oz) |
| 61 |  Estonia |
0.43 kg (15.2 oz) |
| 62 |  Canada |
0.41 kg (14.5 oz) |
| 63 |  Sweden |
0.4 kg (14.1 oz) |
| 64 |  Latvia |
0.38 kg (13.4 oz) |
| 65 |  Malawi |
0.36 kg (12.7 oz) |
| 65 |  Cyprus |
0.36 kg (12.7 oz) |
| 65 |  Bangladesh |
0.36 kg (12.7 oz) |
| 68 |  Somalia |
0.34 kg (12 oz) |
| 69 |  United States |
0.33 kg (11.6 oz) |
| 70 |  Algeria |
0.32 kg (11.3 oz) |
| 70 |  Cameroon |
0.32 kg (11.3 oz) |
| 70 |  Indonesia |
0.32 kg (11.3 oz) |
| 73 |  Tajikistan |
0.3 kg (10.6 oz) |
| 73 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0.3 kg (10.6 oz) |
| 75 |  Dominica |
0.29 kg (10.2 oz) |
| 75 |  Lithuania |
0.29 kg (10.2 oz) |
| 77 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0.27 kg (9.5 oz) |
| 78 |  Jamaica |
0.26 kg (9.2 oz) |
| 79 |  Nepal |
0.25 kg (8.8 oz) |
| 79 |  Czech Republic |
0.25 kg (8.8 oz) |
| 79 |  Grenada |
0.25 kg (8.8 oz) |
| 79 |  Republic of Macedonia |
0.25 kg (8.8 oz) |
| 83 |  Germany |
0.23 kg (8.1 oz) |
| 83 |  Denmark |
0.23 kg (8.1 oz) |
| 85 |  Switzerland |
0.22 kg (7.8 oz) |
| 85 |  Finland |
0.22 kg (7.8 oz) |
| 85 |  Norway |
0.22 kg (7.8 oz) |
| 88 |  Early Modern France |
0.21 kg (7.4 oz) |
| 88 |  Azerbaijan |
0.21 kg (7.4 oz) |
| 88 |  Belize |
0.21 kg (7.4 oz) |
| 88 |  Moldova |
0.21 kg (7.4 oz) |
| 92 |  Iceland |
0.19 kg (6.7 oz) |
| 93 |  Namibia |
0.16 kg (5.6 oz) |
| 93 |  Niger |
0.16 kg (5.6 oz) |
| 93 |  Slovakia |
0.16 kg (5.6 oz) |
| 96 |  Israel |
0.15 kg (5.3 oz) |
| 97 |  Rwanda |
0.14 kg (4.9 oz) |
| 97 |  Belgium |
0.14 kg (4.9 oz) |
| 97 |  Greece |
0.14 kg (4.9 oz) |
| 100 |  Uganda |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 100 |  Luxembourg |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 100 |  Burkina Faso |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 100 |  Uruguay |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 100 |  Bolivia |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 105 |  Ecuador |
0.12 kg (4.2 oz) |
| 105 |  Libya |
0.12 kg (4.2 oz) |
| 105 |  Panama |
0.12 kg (4.2 oz) |
| 105 |  Peru |
0.13 kg (4.6 oz) |
| 109 |  Saint Lucia |
0.11 kg (3.9 oz) |
| 110 |  Zambia |
0.1 kg (3.5 oz) |
| 110 |  Italy |
0.1 kg (3.5 oz) |
| 110 |  Austria |
0.1 kg (3.5 oz) |
| 110 |  Argentina |
0.1 kg (3.5 oz) |
| 114 |  Portugal |
0.092 kg (3.2 oz) |
| 115 |  Cambodia |
0.083 kg (2.9 oz) |
| 116 |  Tonga |
0.077 kg (2.7 oz) |
| 117 |  Gabon |
0.076 kg (2.7 oz) |
| 118 |  Cape Verde |
0.067 kg (2.4 oz) |
| 119 |  Armenia |
0.066 kg (2.3 oz) |
| 119 |  South Korea |
0.066 kg (2.3 oz) |
| 121 |  Hungary |
0.065 kg (2.3 oz) |
| 122 |  Costa Rica |
0.063 kg (2.2 oz) |
| 123 |  Ethiopia |
0.058 kg (2 oz) |
| 123 |  Togo |
0.058 kg (2 oz) |
| 125 |  Ghana |
0.056 kg (2 oz) |
| 126 |  Spain |
0.055 kg (1.9 oz) |
| 126 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
0.055 kg (1.9 oz) |
| 126 |  Bhutan |
0.055 kg (1.9 oz) |
| 129 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
0.051 kg (1.8 oz) |
| 130 |  Papua New Guinea |
0.044 kg (1.6 oz) |
| 131 |  Slovenia |
0.039 kg (1.4 oz) |
| 132 |  Tanzania |
0.037 kg (1.3 oz) |
| 133 |  Guatemala |
0.035 kg (1.2 oz) |
| 134 |  Burundi |
0.033 kg (1.2 oz) |
| 135 |  Angola |
0.032 kg (1.1 oz) |
| 136 |  Kingdom of Romania |
0.03 kg (1.1 oz) |
| 137 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
0.028 kg (0.987670938943135 oz) |
| 138 |  Independent State of Croatia |
0.027 kg (0.952396976838023 oz) |
| 138 |  Honduras |
0.027 kg (0.952396976838023 oz) |
| 140 |  Serbia |
0.023 kg (0.811301128417575 oz) |
| 140 |  Nigeria |
0.023 kg (0.811301128417575 oz) |
| 142 |  Brazil |
0.018 kg (0.634931317892015 oz) |
| 143 |  Philippines |
0.014 kg (0.493835469471567 oz) |
| 144 |  Madagascar |
0.013 kg (0.458561507366455 oz) |
| 144 |  Albania |
0.013 kg (0.458561507366455 oz) |
| 146 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.011 kg (0.388013583156232 oz) |
| 147 |  Venezuela |
0.0076 kg (0.268082111998851 oz) |
| 148 |  Kingdom of Montenegro |
0.0064 kg (0.225753357472717 oz) |
| 149 |  Republic of the Congo |
0.0052 kg (0.183424602946582 oz) |
| 150 |  Colombia |
0.0044 kg (0.155205433262493 oz) |
| 151 |  Mexico |
0.0033 kg (0.116404074946869 oz) |
| 152 |  Comoros |
0.0027 kg (0.0952396976838023 oz) |
| 153 |  Nicaragua |
0.0026 kg (0.0917123014732911 oz) |
| 154 |  Chad |
0.0016 kg (0.0564383393681791 oz) |
| 155 |  Central African Republic |
0.00045 kg (0.0158732829473004 oz) |