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Major Tea Producing Regions of the World

Major tea producing regions of the world are distributed across countries such as China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Japan. Each region produces tea with unique flavors and characteristics due to differences in climate, altitude, soil, and processing methods. China produces diverse tea types including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, and pu-erh tea. India produces black tea from its three major regions: Assam, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri. Kenya is Africa's largest tea producer, Sri Lanka is famous for Ceylon tea, and Japan produces high-quality green tea centered in Shizuoka and Kagoshima.

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code	slug	name	description	annualProductionTons	mainTeaTypes	majorRegions	productionRank
CN	china	China	The world's largest tea producer. Produces diverse tea types including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea (pu-erh).	3000000	["緑茶","紅茶","烏龍茶","白茶","黄茶","黒茶（普洱茶）"]	["浙江","雲南","福建","安徽","四川","湖南"]	1
IN	india	India	The world's second largest tea producer. Produces black tea from three major regions: Assam, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri.	1300000	["紅茶"]	["アッサム","ダージリン","ニルギリ"]	2
KE	kenya	Kenya	Africa's largest tea producer. World's third largest production volume, with over 90% exported.	580000	["紅茶"]	["ケリチョ","ニエリ","ナンディ"]	3
LK	sri-lanka	Sri Lanka	Formerly Ceylon. Famous for Ceylon tea, divided into seven producing regions by altitude.	300000	["紅茶"]	["ウバ","ディンブラ","ヌワラエリヤ","キャンディ","ルフナ"]	4
VN	vietnam	Vietnam	The world's fifth largest tea producer. Northern regions and areas near Hanoi are major producing areas.	260000	["緑茶","紅茶"]	["タイグエン","ハノイ近郊"]	5
TR	turkey	Turkey	The world's sixth largest tea producer. Mainly produces green tea, with the world's highest per capita consumption.	260000	["緑茶"]	["リゼ"]	6
ID	indonesia	Indonesia	The world's seventh largest tea producer. Java and Sumatra islands are major producing areas.	140000	["紅茶"]	["ジャワ","スマトラ"]	7
JP	japan	Japan	Producer of high-quality green tea. Shizuoka, Kagoshima, Mie, and Kyoto are major producing regions.	80000	["緑茶"]	["静岡","鹿児島","三重","京都"]	8

A list of major tea producing regions around the world and their characteristics.