Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Maize - 2007


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Ethiopia Male, 31-50 years, Ethiopia
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 2,944,475,096,368 kcal 3,464,974 3.2 2,621,727 25.9
Carbohydrate 625,497,610 kg 4,710,833 4.4 3,564,390 35.2
Protein 65,884,664 kg 5,443,586 5.1 3,907,055 38.6
Fat 29,282,073 kg 1,125,860 1.0 853,279 8.4
Fibre, total dietary 59,377,536 kg 5,014,075 4.7 3,776,363 37.3
Calcium, Ca 48,803 kg 159,393 0.148 167,135 1.6
Iron, Fe 28,469 kg 8,376,520 7.8 8,666,265 85.5
Zinc, Zn 14,641 kg 4,219,490 3.9 3,048,057 30.1
Folate, total 203.3 kg 2,058,468 1.9 1,740,991 17.2
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Ethiopia 107,534,878
Total population - Ethiopia;
Male, 31-50 years
10,131,201

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


Maize: production - Ethiopia, 2007 4,964,242,000 kg
Maize: losses - Ethiopia, 2007 813,390,911 kg

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