Nandi County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 134.6 bn in Nandi County in 2024: 57.2% of the county economy, and the 5th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for tea and sugarcane.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 134.6 bn2024 · 5th of 47 counties · 3.7% of their totalup 11.9% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy57.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 235.5 bn2024 (provisional) · 19th of 47 counties · 1.6% of their totalup 9.4% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population966,737 people2024 · 26th of 47 counties · 1.8% 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 Nandi ranks highest
Tea108.8 million kg of made tea2024 (provisional) · 2nd of 15 counties · 18.4% of their totalup 11.4% on 2023KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2025 - Table 5.2.1(b) Production of Made Tea by County, 2020-2024 (Kgs)
Sugarcane43,443 tonnes2023 · 3rd of 13 counties · 10.4% of their totaldown 23.2% on 2022Crop stats data
Sugar66,948 tonnes of sugar2024 (provisional) · 4th of 15 counties · 8.2% of their totalup 54.1% on 2023KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2025 - Table 5.3.3 Sugar Production by County, 2020-2024 (Tonnes)
Livestock where Nandi ranks highest
Beehives (Langstroth)8,088 hives2023 · 17th of 47 counties · 2.5% of their totalup 13.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Layer chicken62,523 birds2023 · 21st of 47 counties · 1% of their totalup 7.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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