Kericho County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 115.3 bn in Kericho County in 2024: 45.9% of the county economy, and the 10th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for tea.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 115.3 bn2024 · 10th of 47 counties · 3.2% of their totalup 11.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy45.9%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 251.3 bn2024 (provisional) · 16th of 47 counties · 1.7% of their totalup 10.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population967,456 people2024 · 25th of 47 counties · 1.8% of their totalup 1.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Kericho ranks highest
Tea105.8 million kg of made tea2024 (provisional) · 3rd of 15 counties · 17.8% of their totalup 1.0% on 2023KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2025 - Table 5.2.1(b) Production of Made Tea by County, 2020-2024 (Kgs)
Coffee5,220 tonnes of clean coffee2025 · 4th of 33 counties · 10.3% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 3 Clean Coffee Production by County - 2024-2025
Pyrethrum71,124 kg of flowers2025 · 4th of 16 counties · 6.4% of their totaldown 12.3% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 14 Pyrethrum Flower Production in Kilograms for 2021-2025
Livestock where Kericho ranks highest
Donkeys15,000 head2023 · 16th of 46 counties · 0.9% of their totalup 11.1% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Cattle392,999 head2023 · 21st of 47 counties · 1.8% of their totalup 2.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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