Neither the Department nor Statistics South Africa, the national statistics agency of South Africa collects data on the production or export of Rooibos tea.
The South African Rooibos Council, is an independent organization, which collects information from its stakeholders on the industry. According to the Rooibos Council, South Africa has produced and exported the following amounts of rooibos in each of the last five years:
Produced Rooibos tea during the past 5 past years:
Quantity in tonnes |
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Year |
Annual production |
Annual export |
2014 |
12 500 |
7 057 |
2015 |
11 500 |
6 561 |
2016 |
12 700 |
6 417 |
2017 |
13 000 |
7 728 |
2018 |
14 000 |
7 235 |
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