Where can you grow green tea?

The tea plant that will produce green tea needs a special setting to grow correctly, perfect humidity and at least 20°. But then, where are tea plantations located in the world?

In summary: China, with its humid and foggy climates, remains the world's leading producer of tea (~2 Mt), followed by India. In Africa, Kenya dominates (~340 kt). Japan, especially the Uji region, excels in green tea and matcha (~80 kt). Kusmi creates its organic green mixes in Normandy, guaranteeing quality and traceability.

What is the largest tea producing country?

The country that produces the most tea in the world is China. It has a very long history with tea and the product going back centuries. The tea ceremony in China was born around the^e century, under the Song dynasty. This ceremony is important and takes time: this is proof of the importance given to tea in China.

Today, China is the largest tea producer in the world. Moreover, until the 19th century^e century, tea was almost exclusively produced in Asia. In China, certain regions are more suitable for growing tea, there are gigantic plantations there. The size of these plantations is linked to the fact that it takes five kilograms of tea leaves to make one kilogram of tea ready to brew. In these regions, the climate is humid with rain well distributed throughout the year. You will also find plantations on hills always under the mist, which allows the tea plants to have the humidity they need all year round.

Every year, China produces almost two million tonnes of tea: it is far ahead of other producing countries.

Which is the leading tea producing country in Africa?

The African country that produces the most tea is Kenya, no less than approximately 340,000 tonnes per year. This ranks it as the third largest tea producing country after China and India. Kenya embarked on tea production from the 20th century^e century. Production there has multiplied exponentially, the climatic conditions of certain regions of the country being more than favorable for the cultivation of tea.

Tea production in Japan

The first tea plants arrived in Japan during the 13th century^e century, in the province of Uji. Today, this region is renowned for producing the best green teas in Japan. We owe the diffusion of the famous tea to Japan matcha, even if its origin seems to come more from China. This green tea, reduced to a very fine powder, mixes directly with boiling water without needing to be infused. Each year, Japan produces around 80,000 tonnes of tea, largely for domestic consumption.

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