Turkana County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 76.1 bn in Turkana County in 2024: 42.6% of the county economy, and the 19th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for donkeys and sheep.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 76.1 bn2024 · 19th of 47 counties · 2.1% of their totalup 32.2% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy42.6%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 178.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 27th of 47 counties · 1.2% of their totalup 14.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population1.05 million people2024 · 22nd of 47 counties · 2% 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 Turkana ranks highest
Sorghum1,516 tonnes2024 · 13th of 42 counties · 0.6% of their totaldown 61.6% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 71 Area and Production of Sorghum, 2020-2024 by County
Cowpeas158 tonnes2024 · 22nd of 39 counties · 0.2% of their totaldown 26.5% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 77 Area and Production of Cowpeas, 2020-2024 by County
Spring onion125 tonnes2023 · 25th of 31 counties · 0.4% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 109 Summary of Spring Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Turkana ranks highest
Donkeys542,908 head2023 · 1st of 46 counties · 31.3% of their totalup 0.3% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Sheep6,651,163 head2023 · 1st of 47 counties · 28.7% of their totalup 22.6% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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