Nutritional impact: Benin - Maize - 2021


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 951,976,391,789 kcal 1,138,701 9.9 1,141,424 154.9
Carbohydrate 174,301,695 kg 1,334,335 11.6 1,337,527 181.5
Protein 25,095,080 kg 2,116,745 18.4 2,512,926 341.0
Fat 11,183,677 kg 436,967 3.8 438,849 59.5
Fibre, total dietary 26,458,943 kg 2,272,684 19.8 2,266,029 307.5
Calcium, Ca 51,827 kg 170,897 1.5 129,083 17.5
Iron, Fe 8,456 kg 2,501,661 21.8 2,617,739 355.2
Zinc, Zn 4,228 kg 1,238,646 10.8 1,181,989 160.4
Folate, total 70.9 kg 728,441 6.3 777,215 105.5
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, 2021 1,628,150,000 kg
Maize: losses - Benin, 2021 272,772,605 kg

Data version 2.19.3