> In 2017 Bulgaria produced 32,383 t of chick peas, dry. Over ten years it grew by 12,166%. This is the highest figure on record.

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# Chick peas, dry production in Bulgaria

In 2017 Bulgaria produced 32,383 t of chick peas, dry. Over ten years it grew by 12,166%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 22,564 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.

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Production, 201732,383 t
World rank—
10-year change+12,166%
Record32,383 t2017

## Chick peas, dry in Bulgaria, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 32,383 | +434% | 22,564 | 1.44 |
| 2016 | 6,065 | +96% | 4,722 | 1.28 |
| 2015 | 3,100 | +390% | 2,466 | 1.26 |
| 2014 | 633 | −80% | 547 | 1.16 |
| 2013 | 3,090 | +71% | 2,024 | 1.53 |
| 2012 | 1,802 | +5.0% | 1,055 | 1.71 |
| 2011 | 1,717 | +66% | 1,677 | 1.02 |
| 2010 | 1,035 | −62% | 910 | 1.14 |
| 2009 | 2,752 | +21% | 1,601 | 1.72 |
| 2008 | 2,278 | +763% | 1,767 | 1.29 |
| 2007 | 264 | −38% | 822 | 0.32 |
| 2006 | 427 | −9.3% | 519 | 0.82 |
| 2005 | 471 | −88% | 593 | 0.79 |
| 2004 | 3,916 | −21% | 4,450 | 0.88 |
| 2003 | 4,939 | +3.8% | 5,810 | 0.85 |
| 2002 | 4,759 | +20% | 3,506 | 1.36 |
| 2001 | 3,972 | +82% | 2,926 | 1.36 |
| 2000 | 2,182 | −13% | 2,500 | 0.87 |
| 1999 | 2,500 | +3.2% | 2,500 | 1.00 |
| 1998 | 2,422 | −47% | 3,075 | 0.79 |
| 1997 | 4,600 | +9.5% | 3,400 | 1.35 |
| 1996 | 4,200 | +10% | 6,000 | 0.70 |
| 1995 | 3,806 | +73% | 3,794 | 1.00 |
| 1994 | 2,194 | +9.7% | 1,940 | 1.13 |
| 1993 | 2,000 | −44% | 2,400 | 0.83 |
| 1992 | 3,600 | −35% | 2,900 | 1.24 |
| 1991 | 5,500 | +12% | 7,800 | 0.71 |
| 1990 | 4,900 | +104% | 4,600 | 1.07 |
| 1989 | 2,400 | +5.0% | 1,700 | 1.41 |
| 1988 | 2,286 | +5.7% | 1,700 | 1.34 |
| 1987 | 2,162 | +6.1% | 1,705 | 1.27 |
| 1986 | 2,038 | +6.5% | 1,713 | 1.19 |
| 1985 | 1,914 | +6.9% | 1,721 | 1.11 |
| 1984 | 1,790 | +0.8% | 1,729 | 1.04 |
| 1983 | 1,776 | +7.5% | 1,737 | 1.02 |
| 1982 | 1,652 | +8.1% | 1,745 | 0.95 |
| 1981 | 1,528 | +8.8% | 1,753 | 0.87 |
| 1980 | 1,404 | +9.7% | 1,761 | 0.80 |
| 1979 | 1,280 | +61% | 1,769 | 0.72 |
| 1978 | 795 | +146% | 845 | 0.94 |
| 1977 | 323 | −58% | 307 | 1.05 |
| 1976 | 760 | −55% | 765 | 0.99 |
| 1975 | 1,695 | −6.4% | 1,992 | 0.85 |
| 1974 | 1,811 | −15% | 1,756 | 1.03 |
| 1973 | 2,143 | +16% | 2,215 | 0.97 |
| 1972 | 1,854 | +0.8% | 1,888 | 0.98 |
| 1971 | 1,840 | +37% | 1,399 | 1.32 |
| 1970 | 1,342 | +31% | 954 | 1.41 |
| 1969 | 1,023 | +33% | 833 | 1.23 |
| 1968 | 767 | −82% | 728 | 1.05 |
| 1967 | 4,378 | +7.0% | 2,968 | 1.48 |
| 1966 | 4,092 | +131% | 2,583 | 1.58 |
| 1965 | 1,775 | +51% | 1,761 | 1.01 |
| 1964 | 1,178 | −22% | 1,344 | 0.88 |
| 1963 | 1,510 | −4.2% | 1,273 | 1.19 |
| 1962 | 1,577 | +92% | 1,157 | 1.36 |
| 1961 | 820 | — | 1,178 | 0.70 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports3,920 t USD 3.8 m
Exporter rank26 of 99
Imports647 t USD 767,000
Importer rank76 of 171
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/)

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/india/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/australia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/turkey/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/ethiopia/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/myanmar/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/russia/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/canada/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/mexico/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/united-states/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/pakistan/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/iran/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/chick-peas/argentina/)
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## Other products of Bulgaria

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[Agricultural production in Bulgaria](https://husfarm.com/production/country/bulgaria/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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