Murang'a County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 144.9 bn in Murang'a County in 2024: 49% of the county economy, and the 4th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for avocado, macadamia and layer chicken.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 144.9 bn2024 · 4th of 47 counties · 4% of their totalup 20.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy49%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 295.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 12th of 47 counties · 2% of their totalup 13.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.12 million people2024 · 18th of 47 counties · 2.1% 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 Murang'a ranks highest
Avocado200,991 tonnes2023 · 1st of 38 counties · 31.8% of their totalup 65.5% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 98 Summary of Avocado Production 2020-2023 by County
Macadamia10,240 tonnes2025 · 1st of 17 counties · 19.4% of their totalup 5.0% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 40 Area under Macadamia, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Tea51.1 million kg of made tea2024 (provisional) · 4th of 15 counties · 8.6% of their totalup 8.0% on 2023KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2025 - Table 5.2.1(b) Production of Made Tea by County, 2020-2024 (Kgs)
Livestock where Murang'a ranks highest
Layer chicken558,391 birds2023 · 2nd of 47 counties · 8.7% of their totaldown 4.7% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Rabbits64,284 head2023 · 3rd of 46 counties · 8.2% of their totalup 1.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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