Lamu County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 16.7 bn in Lamu County in 2024: 33.2% of the county economy, and the 43rd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for sesame, cotton (seed cotton) and cashew nuts.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 16.7 bn2024 · 43rd of 47 counties · 0.5% of their totaldown 4.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy33.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 50.2 bn2024 (provisional) · 45th of 47 counties · 0.3% of their totalup 1.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population171,519 people2024 · 47th of 47 counties · 0.3% of their totalup 2.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Lamu ranks highest
Sesame5,855 tonnes2025 · 1st of 8 counties · 89.6% of their totalup 18.1% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 43 Area under sesame, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Cotton (seed cotton)3,241 tonnes2025 · 1st of 19 counties · 36.7% of their totaldown 4.9% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 27 Seed Cotton Production by County 2024 – 2025
Cashew nuts2,382 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 8 counties · 28.4% of their totalup 5.1% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 39 Area under Cashew, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Livestock where Lamu ranks highest
Camels221,508 head2023 · 5th of 26 counties · 5.2% of their totalKNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Donkeys73,385 head2023 · 6th of 46 counties · 4.2% of their totalup 459.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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