Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Maize - 2021


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 4,015,307,611,413 kcal 4,725,099 4.4 4,038,489 420.5
Carbohydrate 852,975,567 kg 6,424,046 6.0 5,490,559 571.7
Protein 89,845,281 kg 7,423,283 6.9 4,907,326 511.0
Fat 39,931,236 kg 1,535,308 1.4 1,314,385 136.9
Fibre, total dietary 80,971,673 kg 6,837,569 6.4 5,817,081 605.7
Calcium, Ca 66,552 kg 217,360 0.202 227,918 23.7
Iron, Fe 38,822 kg 11,422,852 10.6 3,223,083 335.6
Zinc, Zn 19,966 kg 5,754,014 5.4 4,112,806 428.3
Folate, total 277.3 kg 2,807,082 2.6 1,461,013 152.1
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, 2021 6,317,174,000 kg
Maize: losses - Ethiopia, 2021 1,109,200,998 kg

Data version 2.19.3