Garissa County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 34.2 bn in Garissa County in 2024: 38.3% of the county economy, and the 37th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for cattle and donkeys.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 34.2 bn2024 · 37th of 47 counties · 0.9% of their totalup 42.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy38.3%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 89.2 bn2024 (provisional) · 40th of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 20.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population948,974 people2024 · 29th of 47 counties · 1.8% of their totalup 2.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Garissa ranks highest
Rice62.0 tonnes2024 · 13th of 16 counties · under 0.1% of their totaldown 94.0% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 69 Area and Production of Rice, 2020-2024 by County
Mango7,334 tonnes2023 · 17th of 44 counties · 1% of their totalup 10.2% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 99 Summary of Mango Production 2020-2023 by County
Green grams88.0 tonnes2024 · 22nd of 35 counties · 0.1% of their totalup 158.8% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 79 Area and Production of Green Grams, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Garissa ranks highest
Cattle1,552,210 head2023 · 2nd of 47 counties · 7.1% of their totaldown 3.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Donkeys134,422 head2023 · 3rd of 46 counties · 7.7% of their totalunchanged on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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