Isiolo County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 14.0 bn in Isiolo County in 2024: 30.3% of the county economy, and the 44th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 14.0 bn2024 · 44th of 47 counties · 0.4% of their totalup 101.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy30.3%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 46.2 bn2024 (provisional) · 46th of 47 counties · 0.3% of their totalup 25.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population323,215 people2024 · 46th of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 2.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Isiolo ranks highest
Bulb onion1,850 tonnes2023 · 14th of 42 counties · 1.4% of their totaldown 58.9% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 108 Summary of Bulb Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Herbs and spices3,920 tonnes2025 · 19th of 45 counties · 1.1% of their totaldown 2.7% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 116 Distribution of area under Herbs and Spices Production by county, 2024-2025
Watermelon440 tonnes2023 · 27th of 35 counties · 0.2% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 100 Summary of Watermelon Production 2020-2023 by County (Isiolo - - - 14 - - - 420 - - - 4.2 0.0)
Livestock where Isiolo ranks highest
Sheep883,010 head2023 · 6th of 47 counties · 3.8% of their totalup 8.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Camels162,516 head2023 · 7th of 26 counties · 3.8% of their totalup 3.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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Figures are the latest each source publishes for most counties: KNBS Gross County Product, the KNBS National Agriculture Production Report and the AFA Year Book of Statistics. Ranks are among the counties the source reports that year. Published errors we have found are corrected and marked.