Makueni County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 42.1 bn in Makueni County in 2024: 26.4% of the county economy, and the 33rd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for mango, cowpeas and green grams.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 42.1 bn2024 · 33rd of 47 counties · 1.2% of their totalup 8.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy26.4%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 159.2 bn2024 (provisional) · 31st of 47 counties · 1.1% of their totalup 7.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.05 million people2024 · 21st of 47 counties · 2% of their totalup 1.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Makueni ranks highest
Mango199,626 tonnes2023 · 1st of 44 counties · 27.1% of their totaldown 18.6% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 99 Summary of Mango Production 2020-2023 by County
Cowpeas18,614 tonnes2024 · 1st of 39 counties · 25.3% of their totaldown 64.2% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 77 Area and Production of Cowpeas, 2020-2024 by County
Green grams26,777 tonnes2024 · 1st of 35 counties · 22.8% of their totaldown 32.9% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 79 Area and Production of Green Grams, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Makueni ranks highest
Beehives (Langstroth)10,405 hives2023 · 9th of 47 counties · 3.2% of their totaldown 35.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Donkeys38,186 head2023 · 10th of 46 counties · 2.2% of their totaldown 14.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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