Chickpeas Market Report 2026

Chickpeas Market Overview

• Chickpeas market size has reached to $16.74 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $23.74 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1% • Growth Driver: The Growing Interest In Plant-Based Diets Propels The Chickpeas Market. • Market Trend: Clean Label Innovation Drives Growth In Chickpea-Based Ingredients • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025.

What Is Covered Under Chickpeas Market?

The chickpeas are solid, round seeds which resemble pale-brown peas in appearance. Chickpeas are an Asian legume plant (Cicer arietinum) grown for their short pods with one or two seeds. Garbanzo beans, Ceci beans, Bengal gramme, and gramme are all names for chickpeas. They're nutritious, adaptable, and simple to cook. The main types of chickpeas are Kabuli chickpeas and Desi chickpeas. Kabuli chickpeas are nutritional powerhouses filled with fiber, protein, and nutrients. The different forms include dried, fresh or green, frozen, Preserved/ Canned, flour and is distributed through Supermarkets/ Hypermarkets, departmental stores, grocery stores, e-commerce platforms, others. The chickpeas are used by various verticals such as food and beverage, healthcare and nutrition, restaurants and food service providers, others.

What Is The Chickpeas Market Growth Forecast?

The chickpeas market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $23.74 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand from vegan and vegetarian diets, expansion of chickpea flour applications, rising investments in pulse processing facilities, growing health-conscious consumer base, increasing adoption in packaged food products. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for plant-based protein sources, rising use of chickpeas in functional foods, expansion of value-added chickpea products, increasing adoption of improved seed varieties, enhanced focus on nutritional labeling.

Global Chickpeas Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Kabuli Chickpeas, Desi Chickpeas 2) By Form: Dried, Fresh Or Green, Frozen, Preserved/ Canned, Flour 3) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/ Hypermarkets, Departmental Stores, Grocery Stores, E-commerce Platforms, Other Distribution Channel 4) By End User: Food And Beverage, Healthcare And Nutrition, Restaurants And Food Service Providers, Other End-Users Subsegments: 1) By Kabuli Chickpeas: Large-Seeded Kabuli Chickpeas, Small-Seeded Kabuli Chickpeas 2) By Desi Chickpeas: Brown Desi Chickpeas, Green Desi Chickpeas, Black Desi Chickpeas

What Is The Driver Of The Chickpeas Market?

Growing interest in plant-based diets is expected to propel the growth of the chickpeas market going forward. A plant-based diet consists of foods primarily derived from plants, such as vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, while minimizing or eliminating animal products. Chickpeas are a versatile protein source and a staple in plant-based diets, used in dishes like hummus, salads, and curries to enhance nutrition and flavor. For instance, in January 2025, according to The Good Food Institute, a US-based nonprofit organization, 53% of Americans report they have eaten plant-based meat at some point, and 40% say they have eaten it in the past year. Therefore, growing interest in plant-based diets is driving the growth of the chickpeas industry.

What Is The Driver Of The Chickpeas Market?

Growing interest in plant-based diets is expected to propel the growth of the chickpeas market going forward. A plant-based diet consists of foods primarily derived from plants, such as vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, while minimizing or eliminating animal products. Chickpeas are a versatile protein source and a staple in plant-based diets, used in dishes like hummus, salads, and curries to enhance nutrition and flavor. For instance, in January 2025, according to The Good Food Institute, a US-based nonprofit organization, 53% of Americans report they have eaten plant-based meat at some point, and 40% say they have eaten it in the past year. Therefore, growing interest in plant-based diets is driving the growth of the chickpeas industry.

Global Chickpeas Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the chickpeas market are focusing on developing advanced solutions such as plant-based functional flake technology to enhance nutritional value and clean-label formulation in food applications. Plant-based functional flake technology transforms chickpeas and their cooking water into versatile flakes that improve texture and stability in recipes while supporting vegan product development. For instance, in September 2023 Symrise AG, a Germany-based flavor and nutrition ingredients company, launched chickpea flakes and aquafaba flakes through its diana food expertise in sourcing, quality and food safety. The chickpea flakes provide high protein and fiber content and deliver texture and juiciness in applications like falafels, snacks and dips. The aquafaba flakes act as a vegan alternative to egg yolk and support clean labeling. They improve water and oil retention and create texture comparable to mayonnaise and dressings. Both ingredients are gluten-free, non- genetically modified organism (GMO), light in taste and color, and offer long shelf life with easy ambient storage.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Chickpeas Market?

In July 2023, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), a US based provider of agricultural origination, processing, supply chain management and ingredient solutions, acquired Prairie Pulse Inc. for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, ADM aimed to expand its pulses processing footprint, strengthen its supply chain control for lentils, peas and chickpeas, and meet rising global demand for pulse based proteins in both human and animal nutrition markets. Prairie Pulse Inc. is a Canada based provider of pulse crop origination, cleaning, milling, de hulling, splitting, storage and packaging, transforming pulses (peas, lentils, chickpeas) into shelf and food ready products for domestic and international markets.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the chickpeas market in 2025. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada

What Defines the Chickpeas Market?

The chickpeas market consists of sales of chickpea puffs, chickpea snacks, hummus, chickpea hash, chickpea wraps. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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