Nairobi City County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 7.2 bn in Nairobi City County in 2024: 0.2% of the county economy, and the 46th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 7.2 bn2024 · 46th of 47 counties · 0.2% of their totalup 0.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy0.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 4,105.6 bn2024 (provisional) · 1st of 47 counties · 27.4% of their totalup 7.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population4.83 million people2024 · 1st of 47 counties · 9.2% of their totalup 1.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Nairobi ranks highest
Garden peas78.0 tonnes2023 · 13th of 20 counties · under 0.1% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 106 Summary of Garden Peas production 2020-2023 by County
Pigeon peas3.0 tonnes2024 · 18th of 18 counties · under 0.1% of their totaldown 70.0% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 81 Area and Production of Pigeon Peas, 2020-2024 by County
Spring onion183 tonnes2023 · 22nd of 31 counties · 0.5% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 109 Summary of Spring Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Nairobi ranks highest
Broiler chicken269,974 birds2023 · 7th of 46 counties · 4.9% of their totaldown 5.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Layer chicken139,005 birds2023 · 10th of 47 counties · 2.2% of their totaldown 16.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
37 more series for Nairobi in the county explorerEvery crop, horticulture and livestock series, the trend over the years, and how Nairobi compares with all 47 counties. Free with an account.
Ask about Nairobi
AgriIntel answers from official statistics and research, with every source shown. No account needed.
Figures are the latest each source publishes for most counties: KNBS Gross County Product, the KNBS National Agriculture Production Report and the AFA Year Book of Statistics. Ranks are among the counties the source reports that year. Published errors we have found are corrected and marked.