Nyandarua County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 152.2 bn in Nyandarua County in 2024: 69.8% of the county economy, and the 3rd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for garden peas, cabbage and Irish potato.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 152.2 bn2024 · 3rd of 47 counties · 4.2% of their totalup 8.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy69.8%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 218.2 bn2024 (provisional) · 22nd of 47 counties · 1.5% of their totalup 8.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population708,321 people2024 · 33rd of 47 counties · 1.4% of their totalup 1.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Nyandarua ranks highest
Garden peas100,688 tonnes2023 · 1st of 20 counties · 61.4% of their totaldown 4.2% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 106 Summary of Garden Peas production 2020-2023 by County
Cabbage428,397 tonnes2023 · 1st of 39 counties · 42.3% of their totaldown 45.0% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 104 Summary of Cabbage Production 2020-2023 by County
Irish potato394,325 tonnes2024 · 2nd of 28 counties · 18.3% of their totaldown 9.9% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 87 Area and Production of Irish Potato, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Nyandarua ranks highest
Rabbits56,550 head2023 · 5th of 46 counties · 7.2% of their totalup 24.7% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Sheep568,500 head2023 · 10th of 47 counties · 2.4% of their totalup 10.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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