Kitui County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 68.9 bn in Kitui County in 2024: 35.1% of the county economy, and the 24th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for millet, sunflower and cowpeas.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 68.9 bn2024 · 24th of 47 counties · 1.9% 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 economy35.1%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 196.3 bn2024 (provisional) · 24th of 47 counties · 1.3% of their totalup 11.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.24 million people2024 · 17th of 47 counties · 2.4% of their totalup 1.2% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Kitui ranks highest
Millet13,218 tonnes2024 · 1st of 28 counties · 21.1% of their totaldown 40.7% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 73 Area and Production of Millet, 2020-2024 by County
Sunflower4,883 tonnes2025 · 1st of 33 counties · 19.2% of their totalup 1114.7% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 46 Area under Sunflower, Production and Value 2024-2025 by County
Cowpeas17,605 tonnes2024 · 2nd of 39 counties · 23.9% of their totaldown 65.2% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 77 Area and Production of Cowpeas, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Kitui ranks highest
Donkeys326,095 head2023 · 2nd of 46 counties · 18.8% of their totalup 104.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Indigenous chicken4,101,538 birds2023 · 3rd of 47 counties · 7.5% of their totalup 104.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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