Taita Taveta County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 23.8 bn in Taita Taveta County in 2024: 24.3% of the county economy, and the 40th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for sisal, bulb onion and tomato.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 23.8 bn2024 · 40th of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 12.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy24.3%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 97.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 38th of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 10.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population368,448 people2024 · 43rd of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 1.2% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Taita Taveta ranks highest
Sisal8,227 tonnes2025 · 1st of 13 counties · 35.3% of their totaldown 13.1% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 34 Quantity and Value of Sisal Production by County, 2022-2025
Bulb onion33,990 tonnes2023 · 1st of 42 counties · 25.2% of their totalup 162.3% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 108 Summary of Bulb Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Tomato59,258 tonnes2023 · 2nd of 45 counties · 11% of their totaldown 14.3% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 103 Summary of Tomato Production from 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Taita Taveta ranks highest
Layer chicken204,880 birds2023 · 8th of 47 counties · 3.2% of their totalup 3.1% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Broiler chicken71,207 birds2023 · 16th of 46 counties · 1.3% of their totaldown 59.3% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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