Nutritional impact: Benin - Rice - 2018


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 177,804,270,561 kcal 212,679 1.9 213,188 28.9
Carbohydrate 39,891,331 kg 305,381 2.7 306,111 41.5
Protein 3,515,328 kg 296,514 2.6 352,012 47.8
Fat 305,681 kg 11,944 0.104 11,995 1.6
Fibre, total dietary 713,255 kg 61,265 0.533 61,085 8.3
Calcium, Ca 6,114 kg 20,159 0.176 15,227 2.1
Iron, Fe 713.3 kg 211,014 1.8 220,805 30.0
Zinc, Zn 591.0 kg 173,137 1.5 165,217 22.4
Folate, total 10.2 kg 104,657 0.911 111,664 15.2
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.


Rice: production - Benin, 2018 374,706,000 kg
Rice: losses - Benin, 2018 50,946,782 kg

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