Nutritional impact: Angola - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Angola All people, 1-3 years, Angola
Number of people's
annual nutritional requirements lost
% of population
nutritional requirements lost
Number of people
in focal group’s annual nutrient requirements lost
% of focal group population’s
annual nutritional requirements lost
Energy 693,791,525,797 kcal 850,677 2.8 1,927,788 58.2
Carbohydrate 150,554,760 kg 1,181,436 3.8 2,677,347 80.8
Protein 18,394,473 kg 1,604,124 5.2 4,827,185 145.6
Fat 8,597,417 kg 344,233 1.1 781,822 23.6
Fibre, total dietary 21,193,632 kg 1,867,642 6.1 4,206,371 126.9
Calcium, Ca 19,994 kg 66,379 0.216 109,556 3.3
Iron, Fe 5,998 kg 1,800,892 5.9 3,651,871 110.2
Zinc, Zn 4,599 kg 1,382,502 4.5 3,599,701 108.6
Folate, total 66.0 kg 694,463 2.3 1,506,397 45.4
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Angola 30,774,204
Total population - Angola;
All people, 1-3 years
3,314,413

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Maize: production - Angola, 2017 1,192,240,000 kg
Maize: losses - Angola, 2017 199,939,921 kg

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