Siaya County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 67.7 bn in Siaya County in 2024: 41.3% of the county economy, and the 25th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for beehives (Langstroth).
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 67.7 bn2024 · 25th of 47 counties · 1.9% of their totalup 26.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy41.3%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 163.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 30th of 47 counties · 1.1% of their totalup 15.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.08 million people2024 · 20th of 47 counties · 2.1% 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 Siaya ranks highest
Sweet potato78,852 tonnes2024 · 4th of 43 counties · 9.1% of their totaldown 6.7% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 83 Area and Production of Sweet Potato, 2020-2024 by County
Bambara nuts48.2 tonnes2025 · 4th of 8 counties · 8.5% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 42 Area under Bambara nuts, Production and Value by County - 2024-2025
Sesame12.0 tonnes2025 · 5th of 8 counties · 0.2% of their totaldown 14.3% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 43 Area under sesame, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Livestock where Siaya ranks highest
Beehives (Langstroth)16,077 hives2023 · 2nd of 47 counties · 4.9% of their totalup 11.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Cattle516,692 head2023 · 10th of 47 counties · 2.4% of their totalup 7.3% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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