Nutritional impact: Eritrea - Sorghum - 2022


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 68,791,287,580 kcal 81,361 1.6 82,481 23.6
Carbohydrate 15,138,142 kg 114,586 2.2 116,165 33.3
Protein 2,293,043 kg 190,927 3.7 229,617 65.8
Fat 669,650 kg 25,877 0.499 26,277 7.5
Fibre, total dietary 1,826,317 kg 155,003 3.0 156,412 44.8
Calcium, Ca 3,044 kg 9,955 0.192 7,581 2.2
Iron, Fe 832.0 kg 244,165 4.7 257,562 73.8
Zinc, Zn 162.3 kg 46,980 0.906 45,384 13.0
Folate, total 2.2 kg 22,689 0.437 24,462 7.0
Vitamin A (RAE) 1.2 kg 7,090 0.137 7,496 2.1
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.


Sorghum: production - Eritrea, 2022 166,245,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Eritrea, 2022 20,292,415 kg

Data version 2.19.3