Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Maize - 2019


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Ethiopia All people, 1-3 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 4,568,315,520,969 kcal 5,375,862 5.0 12,693,644 136.6
Carbohydrate 970,451,557 kg 7,308,797 6.8 17,257,745 185.7
Protein 102,219,215 kg 8,445,654 7.9 26,824,966 288.7
Fat 45,430,762 kg 1,746,758 1.6 4,131,332 44.5
Fibre, total dietary 92,123,490 kg 7,779,273 7.2 18,284,057 196.8
Calcium, Ca 75,718 kg 247,296 0.230 414,893 4.5
Iron, Fe 44,169 kg 12,996,064 12.1 26,891,200 289.4
Zinc, Zn 22,715 kg 6,546,485 6.1 17,781,120 191.4
Folate, total 315.5 kg 3,193,687 3.0 7,203,000 77.5
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Ethiopia 107,534,878
Total population - Ethiopia;
All people, 1-3 years
9,291,590

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, 2019 6,317,174,000 kg
Maize: losses - Ethiopia, 2019 1,261,965,614 kg

Data version 2.19.3