Meru County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 306.8 bn in Meru County in 2024: 58.4% of the county economy, and the 1st-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for beans, pigeon peas and macadamia.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 306.8 bn2024 · 1st of 47 counties · 8.4% of their totalup 14.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy58.4%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 525.8 bn2024 (provisional) · 5th of 47 counties · 3.5% of their totalup 11.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.65 million people2024 · 6th of 47 counties · 3.1% of their totalup 1.2% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Meru ranks highest
Beans63,226 tonnes2024 · 1st of 44 counties · 8.3% of their totalup 16.6% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 75 Area and Production of Dry Beans, 2020-2024 by County
Pigeon peas17,672 tonnes2024 · 2nd of 18 counties · 19.4% of their totaldown 42.9% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 81 Area and Production of Pigeon Peas, 2020-2024 by CountyCorrected: 2024: AgriIntel corrected to 17,672; the publication shows 124 (published values for Lamu and Meru in 2024 appear exchanged; each fits the other county's series)
Macadamia10,180 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 17 counties · 19.3% of their totalup 2.5% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 40 Area under Macadamia, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Livestock where Meru ranks highest
Pigs42,070 head2023 · 7th of 43 counties · 5% of their totalup 5.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Rabbits25,660 head2023 · 10th of 46 counties · 3.3% of their totalup 4.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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