Nyeri County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 107.2 bn in Nyeri County in 2024: 37.4% of the county economy, and the 14th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for herbs and spices, coffee and cabbage.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 107.2 bn2024 · 14th of 47 counties · 2.9% of their totalup 10.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy37.4%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 286.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 14th of 47 counties · 1.9% of their totalup 8.7% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population844,011 people2024 · 31st of 47 counties · 1.6% of their totalup 1.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Nyeri ranks highest
Herbs and spices115,538 tonnes2025 · 1st of 45 counties · 32.5% of their totalup 395.5% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 116 Distribution of area under Herbs and Spices Production by county, 2024-2025
Coffee6,700 tonnes of clean coffee2025 · 3rd of 33 counties · 13.3% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 3 Clean Coffee Production by County - 2024-2025
Cabbage113,412 tonnes2023 · 3rd of 39 counties · 11.2% of their totalup 60.7% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 104 Summary of Cabbage Production 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Nyeri ranks highest
Rabbits28,680 head2023 · 8th of 46 counties · 3.7% of their totaldown 14.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Broiler chicken186,800 birds2023 · 10th of 46 counties · 3.4% of their totalup 228.7% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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