Key Takeaways
- Japanese households consumed 1.2 kg of tea per capita in 2022
- Green tea market size reached 450 billion yen in 2021 retail value
- Bottled green tea sales volume: 230 million liters annually in 2022
- Shizuoka tea cultivation area: 18,000 hectares in 2022
- Yabukita variety planted on 90% of 46,000 ha national tea fields in 2021
- Average tea bush age: 30 years on productive plantations in 2022
- Tea export volume to the US was 2,500 tons in 2022, valued at 10 billion yen
- Japan imported 2,000 tons of black tea in 2021, mainly from China and India
- Green tea exports grew 12% to 4,800 tons in 2022
- Tea industry contributed 300 billion yen to GDP in 2021
- Employment: 200,000 full-time and seasonal workers in tea sector 2022
- Average farmer income from tea: 5 million yen/year per household 2021
- In 2022, Japan produced 82,500 metric tons of green tea, accounting for 95% of total tea production
- Shizuoka Prefecture produced 28,000 metric tons of tea in 2021, representing 34% of national output
- Kagoshima Prefecture's tea production reached 22,500 metric tons in 2022, up 5% from previous year
Japan’s tea scene is thriving, with strong domestic demand, record e commerce, and expanding matcha and iced trends.
Consumption Patterns
Consumption Patterns Interpretation
Cultivation Practices
Cultivation Practices Interpretation
Export and Import
Export and Import Interpretation
Industry Economics
Industry Economics Interpretation
Production Statistics
Production Statistics Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
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