Tharaka Nithi County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 36.3 bn in Tharaka Nithi County in 2024: 38.2% of the county economy, and the 34th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for rabbits, cotton (seed cotton) and finger millet.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 36.3 bn2024 · 34th of 47 counties · 1% of their totalup 12.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy38.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 95.1 bn2024 (provisional) · 39th of 47 counties · 0.6% of their totalup 6.5% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population420,811 people2024 · 42nd of 47 counties · 0.8% of their totalup 1.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Tharaka Nithi ranks highest
Cotton (seed cotton)2,930 tonnes2025 · 2nd of 19 counties · 33.2% of their totalunusual jump on 2024; check the sourceAFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 27 Seed Cotton Production by County 2024 – 2025
Finger millet7,785 tonnes2023 · 2nd of 31 counties · 12.6% of their totalup 227.5% on 2022Crop stats data
Pearl millet7,785 tonnes2023 · 2nd of 31 counties · 12.6% of their totalup 227.5% on 2022Crop stats data
Livestock where Tharaka Nithi ranks highest
Rabbits101,271 head2023 · 1st of 46 counties · 13% of their totalup 399.9% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Beehives (Langstroth)15,145 hives2023 · 5th of 47 counties · 4.6% of their totalup 5.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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