Embu County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 60.7 bn in Embu County in 2024: 27.7% of the county economy, and the 26th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for finger millet, pearl millet and macadamia.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 60.7 bn2024 · 26th of 47 counties · 1.7% of their totalup 18.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy27.7%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 218.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 21st of 47 counties · 1.5% of their totalup 12.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population655,057 people2024 · 37th of 47 counties · 1.2% of their totalup 1.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Embu ranks highest
Finger millet9,857 tonnes2023 · 1st of 31 counties · 16% of their totalup 462.6% on 2022Crop stats data
Pearl millet9,857 tonnes2023 · 1st of 31 counties · 16% of their totalup 462.6% on 2022Crop stats data
Macadamia5,952 tonnes2025 · 3rd of 17 counties · 11.3% of their totalup 2.4% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 40 Area under Macadamia, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Livestock where Embu ranks highest
Rabbits31,192 head2023 · 7th of 46 counties · 4% of their totalup 1.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Pigs28,833 head2023 · 8th of 43 counties · 3.4% of their totalup 3.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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