Tana River County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 18.2 bn in Tana River County in 2024: 35.5% of the county economy, and the 42nd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for chillies (bird's eye), sesame and mango.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 18.2 bn2024 · 42nd of 47 counties · 0.5% of their totalup 24.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy35.5%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 51.1 bn2024 (provisional) · 44th of 47 counties · 0.3% of their totalup 17.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population361,440 people2024 · 44th of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 2.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Tana River ranks highest
Chillies (bird's eye)4,875 tonnes2023 · 1st of 13 counties · 78.9% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 112 Summary of African Birds Eye Chillies Production 2020-2023 by County
Sesame365 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 8 counties · 5.6% of their totaldown 5.4% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 43 Area under sesame, Production and Value by County in 2024-2025
Mango65,305 tonnes2023 · 3rd of 44 counties · 8.9% of their totalup 66.2% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 99 Summary of Mango Production 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Tana River ranks highest
Camels71,657 head2023 · 8th of 26 counties · 1.7% of their totalup 5.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Donkeys27,012 head2023 · 11th of 46 counties · 1.6% of their totalup 4.8% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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