Kakamega County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 122.4 bn in Kakamega County in 2024: 38.7% of the county economy, and the 9th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for bambara nuts, sugar and beehives (Langstroth).
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 122.4 bn2024 · 9th of 47 counties · 3.4% of their totalup 19.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy38.7%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 316.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 10th of 47 counties · 2.1% of their totalup 10.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population2.04 million people2024 · 4th of 47 counties · 3.9% of their totalup 1.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Kakamega ranks highest
Bambara nuts237 tonnes2025 · 1st of 8 counties · 41.8% of their totalup 2.2% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 42 Area under Bambara nuts, Production and Value by County - 2024-2025
Sugar159,975 tonnes of sugar2024 (provisional) · 1st of 15 counties · 19.6% of their totalup 83.1% on 2023KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2025 - Table 5.3.3 Sugar Production by County, 2020-2024 (Tonnes)
Sugarcane87,357 tonnes2023 · 2nd of 13 counties · 20.9% of their totaldown 53.7% on 2022Crop stats data
Livestock where Kakamega ranks highest
Beehives (Langstroth)27,293 hives2023 · 1st of 47 counties · 8.4% of their totalup 7.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Pigs83,299 head2023 · 4th of 43 counties · 9.9% of their totalup 9.3% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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