Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Millet - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Ethiopia Male, 9-13 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 368,374,800,168 kcal 433,493 0.403 441,683 6.5
Carbohydrate 85,579,755 kg 644,530 0.599 656,707 9.7
Protein 7,412,420 kg 612,436 0.570 742,251 10.9
Fat 1,460,022 kg 56,136 0.052 57,291 0.844
Fibre, total dietary 15,049,458 kg 1,270,836 1.2 1,288,884 19.0
Calcium, Ca 308,851 kg 1,008,712 0.938 769,242 11.3
Iron, Fe 3,032 kg 892,229 0.830 938,736 13.8
Zinc, Zn 1,348 kg 388,406 0.361 376,772 5.6
Folate, total 11.2 kg 113,690 0.106 123,079 1.8
Vitamin A (RAE) 5.6 kg 32,506 0.030 34,573 0.509
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Ethiopia 107,534,878
Total population - Ethiopia;
Male, 9-13 years
6,785,949

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


Millet: production - Ethiopia, 2018 1,030,807,000 kg
Millet: losses - Ethiopia, 2018 112,309,390 kg

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