Question

The largest tea producing country in the world is _________.
A. India
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Myanmar

Answer 1

Hint: The largest tea producing country in the world is also the fourth-largest country in the world followed by Brazil, Australia and India. It lies between the latitudes 18 degrees and 54 degrees North and longitudes 73 degrees and 135 degrees East.

Complete Step by Step answer: Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world and comes in a variety of forms such as green tea, oolong tea, white tea, black tea, hibiscus tea etc. It is also considered important to human health because of its high flavonoid content. China’s traditional beverage is tea and is also the largest tea producing country. At present, China produces tea in 20 autonomous regions and municipalities among which Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Fujian, Zheijiang, Hunan, Shaanxi and Chongqing are the main tea producing areas. Green tea out of all the teas which do not undergo a process of fermentation is the most consumed variety of Chinese teas. In 2019, the industry produced around 1.8 million metric tons of green tea. China is not only the world’s largest tea producing country but is also the leading exporter. It exports over 300,000 metric tons of tea annually to the global market.

Thus the correct answer is option (B).

Note: The major tea producing countries other than China are India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. India comes second on the list of tea-producing countries, right after China with an average production of 1.2 million tons.