WORLD S PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. 



From tnese estimates it will be noted that China ranks 

 first in tea-producing countries, followed by Japan, India, 

 Ceylon and Java in the order of their priority; the 

 total product of the other countries having little or no 

 effect as yet on the world's supply. 



This most important food auxiliary is now in daily 

 use as a beverage by probably over one-half the popula- 

 tion of the entire world, civilized as well as savage, the 

 following being the principal countries of consumption : 



ESTIMATED TEA CONSUMPTION OF THE WORM). 



Consumption Per capita 



Countries. (Pounds). (Pounds). 



Austria, ..... 1,000,000 0.03 



Australia ..... 18,000,000 4.50 



Belgium ..... 130,000 0.03 



China ...... 800,000,000 3'QO 



Canada, ..... 23,000,000 4.00 



Central Asia, . . . 13,000,000 . . . 



Denmark, .... 850,000 0.37 



France, ..... 1,250,000 0.03 



Germany ..... 4,000,000 0.09 



Holland ..... 5,000,000 1.20 



Italy ....... 60,000 o.oi 



India, ..... 5,000,000 . . . 



Japan, ..... 50,000,000 4.00 



Java ....... 5,009,000 i. oo 



Norway, ..... 165,000 0.09 



New Zealand, ... 4 500,000 7.50 



Portugal, .... 600,000 o.i 2 



R'issia, ..... 100,000,000 1.70 



Spain, ..... 275,000 0.02 



Sweden, ..... 150,000 0.03 



Switzerland, . . 150,000 0.08 



South Africa, . . 600,000 0.80 



South America, . 12,000,000 0.03 



Straits Settlements, 1,000,000 . . . 



United States, . . 82,000,000 1.50 



United Kingdom, 180,000,000 5.94 



West Indies, . . 300,000 0.03 



Total, ..... 1,308,039,000 1.67 



From these estimates it will be observed that England 



ranks first in the list of tea-consuming countries, the 



