Nutritional impact: Eritrea - Maize - 2013


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Eritrea Male, 9-13 years, Eritrea
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 8,683,425,546 kcal 10,270 0.198 10,411 3.0
Carbohydrate 1,844,628 kg 13,963 0.269 14,155 4.1
Protein 194,298 kg 16,178 0.312 19,456 5.6
Fat 86,355 kg 3,337 0.064 3,389 0.971
Fibre, total dietary 175,108 kg 14,862 0.286 14,997 4.3
Calcium, Ca 143.9 kg 470.7 0.009 358.5 0.103
Iron, Fe 84.0 kg 24,639 0.475 25,990 7.5
Zinc, Zn 43.2 kg 12,495 0.241 12,071 3.5
Folate, total 0.600 kg 6,095 0.117 6,572 1.9
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Eritrea 5,187,947
Total population - Eritrea;
Male, 9-13 years
348,818

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


Maize: production - Eritrea, 2013 13,951,000 kg
Maize: losses - Eritrea, 2013 2,398,736 kg

Data version 2.19.3