Nutritional impact: Benin - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Benin Male, 9-13 years, Benin
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 886,753,594,976 kcal 1,060,685 9.2 1,063,222 144.3
Carbohydrate 162,359,756 kg 1,242,916 10.8 1,245,889 169.0
Protein 23,375,739 kg 1,971,720 17.2 2,340,757 317.6
Fat 10,417,449 kg 407,029 3.5 408,782 55.5
Fibre, total dietary 24,646,160 kg 2,116,975 18.4 2,110,776 286.4
Calcium, Ca 48,276 kg 159,189 1.4 120,239 16.3
Iron, Fe 7,877 kg 2,330,265 20.3 2,438,390 330.8
Zinc, Zn 3,938 kg 1,153,782 10.0 1,101,008 149.4
Folate, total 66.1 kg 678,533 5.9 723,966 98.2
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Benin 11,485,666
Total population - Benin;
Male, 9-13 years
737,028

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


Maize: production - Benin, 2017 1,514,913,000 kg
Maize: losses - Benin, 2017 254,084,125 kg

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