Nutritional impact: Eritrea - Millet - 2006


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 14,672,540,429 kcal 17,353 0.334 17,592 5.0
Carbohydrate 3,408,682 kg 25,802 0.497 26,157 7.5
Protein 295,240 kg 24,583 0.474 29,564 8.5
Fat 58,153 kg 2,247 0.043 2,282 0.654
Fibre, total dietary 599,427 kg 50,874 0.981 51,337 14.7
Calcium, Ca 12,302 kg 40,231 0.775 30,639 8.8
Iron, Fe 120.8 kg 35,446 0.683 37,390 10.7
Zinc, Zn 53.7 kg 15,535 0.299 15,007 4.3
Folate, total 0.447 kg 4,547 0.088 4,902 1.4
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.224 kg 1,302 0.025 1,377 0.395
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.


Millet: production - Eritrea, 2006 52,415,000 kg
Millet: losses - Eritrea, 2006 4,473,335 kg

Data version 2.19.3