Nutritional impact: Cameroon - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Cameroon Male, 9-13 years, Cameroon
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 911,008,282,746 kcal 1,087,751 4.4 1,092,303 68.7
Carbohydrate 166,800,657 kg 1,274,632 5.2 1,279,967 80.5
Protein 24,015,118 kg 2,021,090 8.2 2,404,782 151.2
Fat 10,702,390 kg 417,434 1.7 419,963 26.4
Fibre, total dietary 25,320,288 kg 2,170,730 8.8 2,168,510 136.3
Calcium, Ca 49,596 kg 163,554 0.663 123,528 7.8
Iron, Fe 8,092 kg 2,381,572 9.7 2,505,085 157.5
Zinc, Zn 4,046 kg 1,181,827 4.8 1,131,123 71.1
Folate, total 67.9 kg 695,758 2.8 743,768 46.7
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Cameroon 24,678,233
Total population - Cameroon;
Male, 9-13 years
1,590,968

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


Maize: production - Cameroon, 2021 1,472,230,000 kg
Maize: losses - Cameroon, 2021 261,033,892 kg

Data version 2.19.3