Kwale County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 55.1 bn in Kwale County in 2024: 32.6% of the county economy, and the 28th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for coconut and cashew nuts.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 55.1 bn2024 · 28th of 47 counties · 1.5% of their totalup 7.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy32.6%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 169.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 28th of 47 counties · 1.1% of their totalup 3.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population966,260 people2024 · 27th of 47 counties · 1.8% 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 Kwale ranks highest
Coconut47,446 tonnes2025 · 1st of 6 counties · 47.3% of their totalup 15.0% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 38 Area under Coconut, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Cashew nuts2,261 tonnes2025 · 3rd of 8 counties · 26.9% of their totalup 7.0% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 39 Area under Cashew, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Sisal1,142 tonnes2025 · 6th of 13 counties · 4.9% of their totaldown 44.4% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 34 Quantity and Value of Sisal Production by County, 2022-2025
Livestock where Kwale ranks highest
Camels2,826 head2023 · 13th of 26 counties · 0.1% of their totaldown 19.6% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Beehives (Langstroth)8,730 hives2023 · 14th of 47 counties · 2.7% of their totalup 1.1% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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