Mandera County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 34.7 bn in Mandera County in 2024: 39.2% of the county economy, and the 36th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for sesame, camels and goats.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 34.7 bn2024 · 36th of 47 counties · 1% of their totalup 44.9% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy39.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 88.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 42nd of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 19.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population983,222 people2024 · 24th of 47 counties · 1.9% 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 Mandera ranks highest
Sesame257 tonnes2025 · 3rd of 8 counties · 3.9% of their totaldown 28.4% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 43 Area under sesame, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Bulb onion4,976 tonnes2023 · 8th of 42 counties · 3.7% of their totalup 95.1% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 108 Summary of Bulb Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Herbs and spices5,488 tonnes2025 · 12th of 45 counties · 1.5% of their totaldown 6.1% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 116 Distribution of area under Herbs and Spices Production by county, 2024-2025
Livestock where Mandera ranks highest
Camels744,612 head2023 · 3rd of 26 counties · 17.4% of their totalup 118.4% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Goats2,537,718 head2023 · 3rd of 47 counties · 7.3% of their totalup 4.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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