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Best counties to grow Tea in Kenya

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#1 best
Kirinyaga
Central Highlands
92/100#2 best
Nyandarua
Central Highlands
92/100#3 best
Nyeri
Central Highlands
91/100

All 47 counties — Tea suitability ranking

#1KirinyagaCentral Highlands
92
#2NyandaruaCentral Highlands
92
#3NyeriCentral Highlands
91
#4KiambuCentral Highlands
90
#5Murang'aCentral Highlands
90
#6MeruCentral Highlands
90
#7KisiiWestern Highlands
90
#8BungomaWestern Highlands
89
#9VihigaWestern Highlands
88
#10KakamegaWestern Highlands
87
#11Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
86
#12KerichoRift Valley
85
#13NyamiraWestern Highlands
85
#14BometRift Valley
84
#15NandiWestern Highlands
80
#16EmbuCentral Highlands
78
#17Uasin GishuRift Valley
76
#18West PokotRift Valley
69
#19MigoriLake Victoria Basin
68
#20Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
64
#21SiayaLake Victoria Basin
57
#22Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
57
#23BusiaLake Victoria Basin
57
#24NakuruRift Valley
52
#25KisumuLake Victoria Basin
51
#26NairobiCentral Highlands
43
#27NarokRift Valley
43
#28Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
33
#29LaikipiaRift Valley
27
#30MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
12
#31BaringoRift Valley
11
#32KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
11
#33MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
7
#34KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
4
#35Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
3
#36IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
2
#37MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
2
#38SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
2
#39KwaleCoastal Lowlands
1
#40MombasaCoastal Lowlands
0
#41KilifiCoastal Lowlands
0
#42LamuCoastal Lowlands
0
#43Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
0
#44TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
0
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
0
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
0
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
0

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