Nutritional impact: Democratic Republic of the Congo - Millet - 2013


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 17,060,451,578 kcal 20,845 0.025 20,456 0.365
Carbohydrate 3,963,434 kg 30,994 0.037 30,414 0.542
Protein 343,290 kg 29,761 0.035 34,376 0.613
Fat 67,618 kg 2,698 0.003 2,653 0.047
Fibre, total dietary 696,982 kg 61,206 0.073 59,692 1.1
Calcium, Ca 14,304 kg 47,540 0.057 35,626 0.635
Iron, Fe 140.4 kg 41,911 0.050 43,475 0.775
Zinc, Zn 62.4 kg 18,667 0.022 17,449 0.311
Folate, total 0.520 kg 5,448 0.006 5,700 0.102
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.260 kg 1,558 0.002 1,601 0.029
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.


Millet: production - Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013 46,625,000 kg
Millet: losses - Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013 5,201,357 kg

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