Nutritional impact: Burundi - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Burundi Male, 31-50 years, Burundi
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 149,120,622,272 kcal 181,968 1.6 132,775 13.9
Carbohydrate 31,677,834 kg 247,396 2.2 180,516 18.9
Protein 3,336,677 kg 288,690 2.6 197,870 20.8
Fat 1,482,968 kg 59,094 0.527 43,214 4.5
Fibre, total dietary 3,007,129 kg 263,720 2.4 191,251 20.1
Calcium, Ca 2,472 kg 8,246 0.074 8,464 0.888
Iron, Fe 1,442 kg 435,310 3.9 438,896 46.0
Zinc, Zn 741.5 kg 221,997 2.0 154,366 16.2
Folate, total 10.3 kg 108,013 0.963 88,171 9.3
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Burundi 11,216,457
Total population - Burundi;
Male, 31-50 years
953,148

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


Maize: production - Burundi, 2017 228,916,000 kg
Maize: losses - Burundi, 2017 41,193,542 kg

Data version 2.19.3