The land of the dragon is also the land of tea. It produces some 40% of the world’s tea weighing in at 2.4 million tonnes
India is the second largest tea producer in the world. It' s annual output is 900,000 tonnes of tea, a legacy of its colonial past
Kenya is the king of tea in Africa, with a yearly production of 305,000 tonnes. It also boasts the title of the world's top black tea producer
Sri Lanka is a close contender to Kenya, with an annual production of 300,000 tonnes. The island nation is famous for its Ceylon tea
Turkey is a major tea producer. It grows 175,000 tonnes of tea every year, mostly black tea varieties that are popular among its people
Indonesia is another former colony that inherited the tea culture from the Dutch East India Company. It produces 157,000 tonnes of tea per year
Vietnam also owes its tea production to its colonial history, when the French introduced the crop. It grows around 117,000 tonnes of tea per year
Japan grows around 89,000 tonnes of mostly green tea in the regions of Shizuoka, Kagoshima and Uji
Tea arrived in Iran in the 15th century through the Silk Road trade and became a staple drink. It produces around 84,000 tonnes per year
Argentina grows around 90,000 tonnes of tea per year, mostly black tea varieties of Indian origin