Which Country Produces the Most Chickpeas?

Based on a comparison of 48 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in chickpea production with 13,544 kt followed by Australia and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Dominican Republic with 0.003 kt, Colombia with 0.006 kt and Iraq with 0.018 kt.

Total chickpea production reached 18,095 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 11.9 % more than in the previous year and 35.7 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total chickpea production reached an all time high of 18,095 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 4,854 kt in 1980. The average annual growth amounted to 1.41 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 74.8 % of chickpea production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 83.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 96.4 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Chickpea Production indicator page.