INDIAN TEA INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE IN 2011 - 2012 With nearly six lakh hectares area under tea cultivation, the domestic tea industry is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 15 per cent. India is the world's largest consumer, second largest producer and fourth largest exporter of tea after China and accounts for nearly 30 per cent of global output and nearly 25 per cent of tea produced worldwide is consumed in India .
Branded tea market accounts for nearly 55 per cent of the total market and is growing at about 20 per cent while the unbranded market is growing at 10 per cent annually.
Nearly 35 lakh workers are employed in over 1,500 tea estates across India and about 65 per cent of these are employed indirectly. According to an ASSOCHAM estimate, the tea production during the current year is likely to stay over 950 million kg as against 966.4 million kg in 2010.
