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How much chickpeas do Turkey (Türkiye) produce and export?

Turkey (Türkiye) is the 3rd largest producer of chickpeas: 575,000 tonnes in 2024, 3.4% of the world's 16.9 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 2nd largest exporter by value: $359.5 million in 2024, 15% of world exports of chickpeas (HS 071320) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Algeria, which takes 36% of its chickpeas exports by value.

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Turkey (Türkiye)'s chickpeas production

Turkey (Türkiye) chickpeas production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
3575,000 tonnes3.4%+2.5% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Turkey (Türkiye) chickpeas production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of turkey (türkiye) chickpeas production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Turkey (Türkiye) chickpeas production from 90,000 to 575,000, peaking at 860,000.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Turkey (Türkiye) chickpeas production

Share of world output over time

Turkey (Türkiye)'s share of world chickpeas production in selected years
19902000201020202024
13%6.8%4.9%4%3.4%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 1.5%, 1970s 2.7%, 1980s 7.2%, 1990s 9.4%, 2000s 6.8%, 2010s 4%, 2020s 3.5%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Turkey (Türkiye)'s chickpeas exports

Turkey (Türkiye) exports of Chickpeas, dried and shelled, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
2$359.5 million15%352,128 t$1,0212024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 071320 (Chickpeas, dried and shelled).

Where Turkey (Türkiye)'s chickpeas goes

Largest destinations of Turkey (Türkiye)'s chickpeas exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Turkey (Türkiye)'s exports
Algeria$128M36%
Iraq$73M20%
China$12M3.4%
Jordan$12M3.4%
Lebanon$12M3.3%

Largest five destinations of 2,140 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Turkey (Türkiye) as a buyer of chickpeas

Turkey (Türkiye) imported $259 million of chickpeas (HS 071320) in 2024, 11% of world imports, ranked #3. Of its $259 million of chickpeas imports in 2024, 41% came from Russia and 21% from Mexico, among 32 suppliers. Largest sources: Russia (41%), Mexico (21%), Canada (14%), India (6.4%), United States (5.3%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

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