In 2024, Armenia’s level of self-sufficiency in wheat slightly declined compared to 2022–2023, according to data published by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.

In 2024 (data for 2025 have not yet been finalized), Armenia met 22.8% of its domestic wheat demand through local production. Slightly over 120,000 tons were produced, while about 411,000 tons were imported. Over the past five years, the indicator has remained within the 23–24% range, reaching 27.9% in 2023, Sputnik Armenia reported.

Fluctuations in the indicators are also linked to changes in crop yields, which vary from year to year. In addition, a clear system for collecting agricultural output volumes has not yet been established in the country, as comprehensive and accurate accounting of trade transactions has not been implemented.

In the case of potatoes, self-sufficiency reached 106.2% (production amounted to 338,000 tons, exports to about 36,000 tons, and imports to 16,000 tons). In previous years as well, the country fully covered domestic consumption with some surplus.

As in previous years, self-sufficiency in vegetables and fruits overall significantly exceeded 100%. For eggplants, tomatoes and peppers, the indicator surpassed 100%, while for several other vegetables it approached 90%. At the same time, imports of greenhouse tomatoes increased substantially: over the past two years they exceeded 40,000 tons, compared to 10,000–20,000 tons previously. For many years, a significant share of greenhouse tomato and cucumber imports went unrecorded; earlier they were mainly imported from Turkey, and now also from Iran.

Tomato production totaled about 187,000 tons (in recent years fluctuating between 150,000 and 200,000 tons), while exports reached 56,300 tons, 3,000–4,000 tons more than in previous years. Statistics show that in recent years production of peppers and cucumbers has also increased by several thousand tons, evidently due to the active construction of greenhouses. However, no stable growth in tomato production has yet been recorded.

Regarding fruits (excluding tropical varieties), self-sufficiency, as before, largely exceeded 100%. In particular, for apricots the figure reached about 157% in 2024: more than one and a half times more was harvested than consumed domestically (99,000 tons versus 62,000 tons). Exports amounted to about 36,000 tons. For grapes, self-sufficiency stood at 104% (production at 196,000 tons, exports at 13,000 tons, imports at 6,000 tons).

Sugar self-sufficiency reached 55% (54,000 tons of local production and 49,000 tons of imports), although the raw materials used for local production were fully imported from Brazil.

For beef, self-sufficiency was 88% (around 90% in recent years), with domestic production at 60,000 tons and imports at about 8,500 tons. For poultry meat, the indicator reached 26% (around 25% in recent years), with local production at approximately 16,000 tons and imports at 45,000 tons.