Vietnam exported a total of 137,000 tonnes of tea worth US$220 million throughout 2020, representing a decline of 0.4% in volume and 6.8% in value compared to the previous year, with Pakistan being the largest consumer of local green tea, according to figures released by the Import and Export Department. 

The average export price in 2020 witnessed a decrease of 6.5% to US$1,608.5 per tonne, with tea exports in December alone reaching 13,000 tonnes worth US$20 million, marking a fall of 13.8% in volume and 17.8% in value compared to December 2019.

Most notably, Pakistan makes up the largest consumer of Vietnamese green tea as the country exported 30,120 tonnes of tea worth US$58.17 million in November, representing a year-on-year decline of over than 10% in volume and 13.8% in value, with the proportion of green tea exports to the Pakistani market accounting for 28% of total Vietnamese tea export volume.

Furthermore, black and green tea make up the two major export products during last year's 11-month period, accounting for 82.2% of the total tea export volume.

Moreover, black tea exports during the reviewed period reached 51,000 tonnes worth US$69 million, an annual boost of 2.7% in volume and 1.4% in value.