Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Maize - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Ethiopia Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant, 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 6,783,159,329,910 kcal 7,982,227 7.4 6,822,319 710.4
Carbohydrate 1,440,952,907 kg 10,852,300 10.1 9,275,339 965.9
Protein 151,777,875 kg 12,540,337 11.7 8,290,068 863.3
Fat 67,456,833 kg 2,593,634 2.4 2,220,423 231.2
Fibre, total dietary 136,787,467 kg 11,550,876 10.7 9,826,940 1,023
Calcium, Ca 112,428 kg 367,192 0.341 385,028 40.1
Iron, Fe 65,583 kg 19,296,910 17.9 5,444,835 567.0
Zinc, Zn 33,728 kg 9,720,400 9.0 6,947,866 723.5
Folate, total 468.5 kg 4,742,073 4.4 2,468,126 257.0
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Ethiopia 107,534,878
Total population - Ethiopia;
Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant
960,325

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, 2018 9,391,634,000 kg
Maize: losses - Ethiopia, 2018 1,873,800,920 kg

Data version 2.19.3