While the average German drinks 25.5 liters of tea a year, the East Frisians drink an impressive 288 liters.

For every euro you spend on tea, statistically speaking, seven euros are spent on coffee.

25.5 liters of tea per year corresponds to over 18,000 tons of tea sold in Germany in 2005. Germans are, however, primarily coffee drinkers, which means: For every euro Germans spend on tea, statistically speaking, seven euros are spent on coffee. However, there is a strong north-south divide: while the average German drinks 25.5 liters of tea a year, the East Frisians consume a whopping 288 liters, which in total corresponds to over 18,000 tons of tea sold in Germany in 2005. For comparison, the per capita consumption of the tea-drinking nation Great Britain adds up to around 300 liters, thereby beating even the East Frisians by 12 liters! The current trend in Germany is particularly focused on wellness teas and the exceptionally mild white tea.

Source: 2006-12-25, http://www.welt.de/data/2006/12/25/1152696.html