Tea In Modern Day
Tea Consumption per capita:
1 United Arab Emirates 6.24 kg (220 oz)
2 Morocco 4.34 kg (153 oz)
3 Ireland 3.22 kg (114 oz)
4 Mauritania 3.22 kg (114 oz)
5 Turkey 2.74 kg (97 oz)
6 Seychelles 2.08 kg (73 oz)
7 United Kingdom 1.89 kg (67 oz)
8 Kuwait 1.61 kg (57 oz)
9 Qatar 1.60 kg (56 oz)
10 Kazakhstan 1.54 kg (54 oz)
Tea consumption is relatively high in countries in the Middle East. Part of this reasoning is that those countries have a connection between tea and their cultures. Another reasoning is due to the fact that Middle Eastern countries rarely consume alcohol, thus tea dominates all other beverages.
Tea producing countries
Even though tea is known to be sweet, there is the bitter side. Tea plantations in the developing world often pay low wages and there's many cases of abuse towards the workers. However, awareness from various human rights groups has pressured the governments to put laws to promote fairness and respect. Times are changing and workers are becoming more respected for their hardwork in the plantations worldwide.
