Nutritional impact: Ghana - Maize - 2020


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Ghana Male, 9-13 years, Ghana
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 965,221,668,925 kcal 1,129,870 3.8 1,157,305 65.9
Carbohydrate 176,726,833 kg 1,323,987 4.5 1,356,136 77.2
Protein 25,444,239 kg 2,085,340 7.1 2,547,889 145.1
Fat 11,339,280 kg 433,721 1.5 444,955 25.3
Fibre, total dietary 26,827,078 kg 2,252,987 7.6 2,297,557 130.9
Calcium, Ca 52,548 kg 172,638 0.586 130,879 7.5
Iron, Fe 8,574 kg 2,518,903 8.5 2,654,161 151.2
Zinc, Zn 4,287 kg 1,229,310 4.2 1,198,435 68.3
Folate, total 71.9 kg 723,845 2.5 788,029 44.9
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Ghana 29,463,644
Total population - Ghana;
Male, 9-13 years
1,755,832

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


Maize: production - Ghana, 2020 1,539,485,000 kg
Maize: losses - Ghana, 2020 276,567,813 kg

Data version 2.19.3