Machakos County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 72.6 bn in Machakos County in 2024: 15.2% of the county economy, and the 22nd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for pigeon peas, cowpeas and tomato.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 72.6 bn2024 · 22nd of 47 counties · 2% of their totaldown 7.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy15.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 476.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 6th of 47 counties · 3.2% of their totalup 6.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.50 million people2024 · 8th of 47 counties · 2.9% of their totalup 1.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Machakos ranks highest
Pigeon peas39,825 tonnes2024 · 1st of 18 counties · 43.8% of their totalup 62.5% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 81 Area and Production of Pigeon Peas, 2020-2024 by County
Cowpeas7,861 tonnes2024 · 3rd of 39 counties · 10.7% of their totaldown 50.1% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 77 Area and Production of Cowpeas, 2020-2024 by County
Tomato48,639 tonnes2023 · 3rd of 45 counties · 9.1% of their totalup 54.1% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 103 Summary of Tomato Production from 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Machakos ranks highest
Layer chicken468,386 birds2023 · 3rd of 47 counties · 7.3% of their totaldown 8.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Beehives (Langstroth)15,845 hives2023 · 3rd of 47 counties · 4.9% of their totalup 5.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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