The UK certainly has a long-established reputation for being a nation of tea drinkers. However, the consumption of English Breakfast, Earl Grey and their like is in decline and coffee drinks are on the rise as a long-term survey by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs indicates.
While back in 1975, the average quantity of tea purchased per person per week amounted to 66g, the trend has continued downward over recent decades to a mere 24g in 2015. The opposite is true for coffee: including beans, ground and instant coffee, purchases rose to 21g in 2015 from 18g (mainly instant coffee) per person per week in 1975.
The British Drink Less Tea But More Coffee
Tea and Coffee
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This graphic illustrates the amount of coffee and tea purchased in grams per person per week in the UK.
