Wajir County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 26.6 bn in Wajir County in 2024: 34.8% of the county economy, and the 39th-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties. It is among Kenya’s top three counties for camels, goats and watermelon.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 26.6 bn2024 · 39th of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 17.1% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy34.8%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 76.4 bn2024 (provisional) · 43rd of 47 counties · 0.5% of their totalup 9.8% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population892,887 people2024 · 30th of 47 counties · 1.7% of their totalup 2.6% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where Wajir ranks highest
Watermelon20,836 tonnes2023 · 3rd of 35 counties · 8.9% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 100 Summary of Watermelon Production 2020-2023 by County (Isiolo - - - 14 - - - 420 - - - 4.2 0.0)
Sorghum353 tonnes2024 · 27th of 42 counties · 0.1% of their totalup 9.0% on 2023AFA Year Book of Statistics 2025 - Table 71 Area and Production of Sorghum, 2020-2024 by County
Kales5,602 tonnes2023 · 28th of 46 counties · 0.8% of their totalAFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 105 Summary of Kales Production 2020-2023 by County
Livestock where Wajir ranks highest
Camels1,209,342 head2023 · 1st of 26 counties · 28.3% of their totalup 5.3% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Goats2,991,801 head2023 · 2nd of 47 counties · 8.6% of their totalup 4.2% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
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