Nutritional impact: Ethiopia - Millet - 2021


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 273,953,509,479 kcal 322,381 0.300 761,215 8.2
Carbohydrate 63,644,078 kg 479,325 0.446 1,131,796 12.2
Protein 5,512,479 kg 455,457 0.424 1,446,617 15.6
Fat 1,085,791 kg 41,747 0.039 98,738 1.1
Fibre, total dietary 11,192,003 kg 945,097 0.879 2,221,314 23.9
Calcium, Ca 229,687 kg 750,161 0.698 1,258,557 13.5
Iron, Fe 2,255 kg 663,534 0.617 1,372,971 14.8
Zinc, Zn 1,002 kg 288,850 0.269 784,555 8.4
Folate, total 8.4 kg 84,549 0.079 190,690 2.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 4.2 kg 24,174 0.022 54,483 0.586
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.


Millet: production - Ethiopia, 2021 765,157,000 kg
Millet: losses - Ethiopia, 2021 83,522,411 kg

Data version 2.19.3