Nutritional impact: Democratic Republic of the Congo - Maize - 2019


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Democratic Republic of the Congo Male, 9-13 years, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 1,332,590,905,307 kcal 1,628,239 1.9 1,597,783 28.5
Carbohydrate 283,083,538 kg 2,213,686 2.6 2,172,279 38.7
Protein 29,817,642 kg 2,585,029 3.1 2,985,825 53.3
Fat 13,252,285 kg 528,763 0.629 520,022 9.3
Fibre, total dietary 26,872,690 kg 2,359,862 2.8 2,301,463 41.0
Calcium, Ca 22,087 kg 73,409 0.087 55,012 0.981
Iron, Fe 12,884 kg 3,845,109 4.6 3,988,597 71.1
Zinc, Zn 6,626 kg 1,981,738 2.4 1,852,430 33.0
Folate, total 92.0 kg 964,025 1.1 1,008,545 18.0
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Democratic Republic of the Congo 84,004,986
Total population - Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Male, 9-13 years
5,606,848

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


Maize: production - Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019 2,138,962,000 kg
Maize: losses - Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019 368,119,035 kg

Data version 2.19.3