Laikipia County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 32.3 bn in Laikipia County in 2024: 23.9% of the county economy, and the 38th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for canola and herbs and spices.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 32.3 bn2024 · 38th of 47 counties · 0.9% of their totalup 5.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy23.9%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 134.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 33rd of 47 counties · 0.9% of their totalup 5.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population572,128 people2024 · 39th of 47 counties · 1.1% of their totalup 1.9% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Laikipia ranks highest
Canola4,148 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 12 counties · 18.9% of their totalup 8.0% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 44 Area under Canola, Production and Value by county 2024-2025
Herbs and spices39,475 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 45 counties · 11.1% of their totalup 778.4% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 116 Distribution of area under Herbs and Spices Production by county, 2024-2025
Wheat26,451 tonnes2024 · 5th of 14 counties · 8.5% of their totalup 9.7% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 65 Area and Production of Wheat, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Laikipia ranks highest
Beehives (Langstroth)13,620 hives2023 · 6th of 47 counties · 4.2% of their totalup 30.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Camels19,430 head2023 · 11th of 26 counties · 0.5% of their totalup 4.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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