Marsabit County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 23.4 bn in Marsabit County in 2024: 26.3% of the county economy, and the 41st-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 23.4 bn2024 · 41st of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 13.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy26.3%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 88.8 bn2024 (provisional) · 41st of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 3.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population527,197 people2024 · 40th of 47 counties · 1% of their totalup 2.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Marsabit ranks highest
Wheat27.0 tonnes2024 · 14th of 14 counties · under 0.1% of their totaldown 42.6% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 65 Area and Production of Wheat, 2020-2024 by County
Green grams39.0 tonnes2024 · 26th of 35 counties · under 0.1% of their totaldown 50.0% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 79 Area and Production of Green Grams, 2020-2024 by County
Watermelon224 tonnes2023 · 28th of 35 counties · 0.1% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 100 Summary of Watermelon Production 2020-2023 by County (Isiolo - - - 14 - - - 420 - - - 4.2 0.0)
Livestock where Marsabit ranks highest
Camels183,388 head2023 · 6th of 26 counties · 4.3% of their totaldown 21.4% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Donkeys72,968 head2023 · 7th of 46 counties · 4.2% of their totaldown 1.7% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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