Statistics

Sri Lanka Tea Production (MT)

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

January to April 2026

Orthodox

282,662

277,340

273,907

252,367

270,571

227,117

231,138

236,216

237,079

74,087

CTC

21,794

 23,902

23,585

24,099

26,195

22,571

22,617

23,680

24,709

9,011

Green

2,624

2,601

2,642

2,023

2,572

1,809

2,283

2,261

2,333

843

Total

307,080

303,843

300,134

278,489

299,338

251,499

256,039

262,159

264,122

83,942

Sri Lanka Tea Exports (MT)

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

January to April 2026

Bulk

125,629

122,428

122,844

118,251

125,388

110,453

103,328

111,074

106,801

32,222

Tea in packets

134,509

131,256

139,080

118,176

128,344

110,765

108,036

101,818

116,245

34,878

Tea bags

21,701

21,578

22,913

22,173

24,665

21,673

23,230

25,584

26,444

8,361

Instant Tea

2,122

2,481

3,071

2,843

3,032

3,076

2,801

2,623

3,026

1,365

Green Tea

5,023

4,620

4,749

4,126

4,587

4,222

4,516

4,687

4,922

1,508

Total

288,984

282,363

292,657

265,569

286,016

250,191

241,912

245,787

257,440

78,336