Trans Nzoia County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 104.5 bn in Trans Nzoia County in 2024: 42.2% of the county economy, and the 15th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for maize, sunflower and beans.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 104.5 bn2024 · 15th of 47 counties · 2.9% of their totalup 12.0% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy42.2%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 247.9 bn2024 (provisional) · 17th of 47 counties · 1.7% of their totalup 8.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.09 million people2024 · 19th 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 Trans Nzoia ranks highest
Maize423,156 tonnes2024 · 2nd of 47 counties · 10.5% of their totaldown 5.5% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 63 Area and Production of Dry Maize, 2020-2024 by County
Sunflower2,644 tonnes2025 · 3rd of 33 counties · 10.4% of their totaldown 22.9% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 46 Area under Sunflower, Production and Value 2024-2025 by County
Beans46,875 tonnes2024 · 3rd of 44 counties · 6.2% of their totaldown 2.0% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 75 Area and Production of Dry Beans, 2020-2024 by County
Livestock where Trans Nzoia ranks highest
Layer chicken262,668 birds2023 · 7th of 47 counties · 4.1% of their totalup 106.0% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Beehives (Langstroth)10,337 hives2023 · 10th of 47 counties · 3.2% of their totalup 18.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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