West Pokot County agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced KSh 44.3 bn in West Pokot County in 2024: 39.8% of the county economy, and the 32nd-largest farm output of Kenya’s 47 counties.
The county economy
Agriculture, forestry & fishingKSh 44.3 bn2024 · 32nd of 47 counties · 1.2% of their totalup 6.3% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Annexe I GCP by Economic Activity at Current Prices, 2024
Agriculture's share of the economy39.8%2024 · value added over Gross County ProductComputed from KNBS Gross County Product 2025
Gross County ProductKSh 111.1 bn2024 (provisional) · 37th of 47 counties · 0.7% of their totalup 4.9% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 8 Gross County Product at Current Prices+, 2020–2024
Population691,394 people2024 · 34th of 47 counties · 1.3% of their totalup 2.2% on 2023KNBS Gross County Product 2025 - Table 1 Population from 2019 Census and Projected Population for 2020-2024
Crops where West Pokot ranks highest
Herbs and spices10,983 tonnes2025 · 6th of 45 counties · 3.1% of their totalup 71.9% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 116 Distribution of area under Herbs and Spices Production by county, 2024-2025
Bulb onion5,010 tonnes2023 · 7th of 42 counties · 3.7% of their totaldown 11.0% on 2022AFA Year Book of Statistics 2024 - Table 108 Summary of Bulb Onion Production 2020-2023 by County
Sisal108 tonnes2025 · 8th of 13 counties · 0.5% of their totaldown 39.0% on 2024AFA Year Book of Statistics 2026 - Table 34 Quantity and Value of Sisal Production by County, 2022-2025
Livestock where West Pokot ranks highest
Cattle671,424 head2023 · 6th of 47 counties · 3.1% of their totalup 6.4% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
Beehives (Langstroth)11,092 hives2023 · 8th of 47 counties · 3.4% of their totalup 3.5% on 2022KNBS National Agriculture Production Report 2024 - Annex 15-25 Livestock population by county 2021-2023
45 more series for West Pokot in the county explorerEvery crop, horticulture and livestock series, the trend over the years, and how West Pokot compares with all 47 counties. Free with an account.
Ask about West Pokot
AgriIntel answers from official statistics and research, with every source shown. No account needed.
Figures are the latest each source publishes for most counties: KNBS Gross County Product, the KNBS National Agriculture Production Report and the AFA Year Book of Statistics. Ranks are among the counties the source reports that year. Published errors we have found are corrected and marked.