The bar chart illustrates the total tonnage of tea and coffee (measured in tonnes) entering the market of four different countries.
Overall, while the quantity of tea imported by the UK outnumbers that of the others, this country is the least likely to import coffee. It is also clear that Germany records the narrowest gap between the two beverages. Additionally, marginal differences are seen in the import volumes of the UK and Canada.
Only in the UK is a pronounced disparity witnessed between coffee and tea imports. A sheer volume of tea imported (80,000) is over double that of coffee, with a figure of only 30,000.
An opposite pattern can be observed in the import volumes of Germany, demonstrating a relatively even distribution between the two commodities. Notably, this country is the largest coffee importer while occupying the second position in terms of tea imports, with the respective figures being 50,000 and 40,000 respectively.
The US and Canada exhibit a broadly similar pattern, with the former generally recording a lower amount of imports. Just under 20,000 tonnes of tea in the US is internationally sourced, and that in Canada is relatively similar, as 20,000 tonnes of tea is imported. Also, the quantity of coffee imported by the two countries is around 40,000, which is twice as much as that of tea.
