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Nairobi County Soil Health Report

Nairobi Metro agroecological zone

Data: iSDAsoil 30m satellite mapping · Updated 2026

90Soil Health

Nutrient Breakdown

pH
6.85 Optimal
Total Nitrogen
1.1 g/kgModerate
Extractable Phosphorus
22.1 mg/kgAdequate
Extractable Potassium
236 mg/kgAdequate
Organic Carbon
17.8 g/kgModerate

Best Crops for Nairobi

Scored against Nairobi's soil nutrients

Beans100/100
Loam · KES 110/kg
Sorghum100/100
Clay · KES 80/kg
Finger Millet100/100
Sandy · KES 100/kg
Cassava100/100
Sandy · KES 15/kg
Sweet Potato100/100
Sandy Loam · KES 25/kg
Groundnuts100/100
Sandy · KES 120/kg
Cowpeas100/100
Sandy · KES 80/kg
Sunflower100/100
Sandy · KES 55/kg

Wards in Nairobi

85 wards across 17 sub-counties — click for precision soil data

Dagoretti North Sub-County

GatinaKabiroKawangwareKileleshwaKilimani

Dagoretti South Sub-County

Mutu-IniNgandoRirutaUthiru/RuthimituWaithaka

Embakasi Central Sub-County

Kayole CentralKayole NorthKayole SouthKomarockMatopeni/Spring Valley

Embakasi East Sub-County

EmbakasiLower SavannaMihangoUpper SavannaUtawala

Embakasi North Sub-County

Dandora Area IDandora Area IiDandora Area IiiDandora Area IvKariobangi North

Embakasi South Sub-County

Imara DaimaKwa NjengaKwa ReubenKwarePipeline

Embakasi West Sub-County

Kariobangi SouthMowlemUmoja IUmoja Ii

Kamukunji Sub-County

AirbaseCaliforniaEastleigh NorthEastleigh SouthPumwani

Kasarani Sub-County

Clay CityKasaraniMwikiNjiruRuai

Kibra Sub-County

Laini SabaLindiMakinaSarang'OmbeWoodley/Kenyatta Golf Course

Langata Sub-County

KarenMugumo-IniNairobi WestNyayo HighriseSouth C

Makadara Sub-County

HarambeeMakongeniMaringo/HamzaViwandani

Mathare Sub-County

HospitalHurumaKiamaikoMabatiniMlango KubwaNgei

Roysambu Sub-County

GithuraiKahawaKahawa WestRoysambuZimmerman

Ruaraka Sub-County

BabandogoKorogochoLucky SummerMathare NorthUtalii

Starehe Sub-County

LandimaweNairobi CentralNairobi SouthNgaraPanganiZiwani/Kariokor

Westlands Sub-County

KangemiKaruraKitisuruMountain ViewParklands/Highridge

Neighboring Counties

KiambuCentral Highlands
60/100
MachakosSemi-arid Eastern
80/100
KajiadoNairobi Metro
90/100

Agrovets in Nairobi

Amiran Kenya
Nairobi City

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