Nutritional impact: Ghana - Millet - 2011


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 74,684,916,273 kcal 87,425 0.297 89,548 5.1
Carbohydrate 13,295,557 kg 99,607 0.338 102,025 5.8
Protein 1,805,569 kg 147,980 0.502 180,803 10.3
Fat 1,190,034 kg 45,518 0.154 46,697 2.7
Fibre, total dietary 1,846,605 kg 155,081 0.526 158,149 9.0
Calcium, Ca 2,872 kg 9,437 0.032 7,154 0.407
Iron, Fe 1,559 kg 458,135 1.6 482,735 27.5
Zinc, Zn 580.7 kg 166,512 0.565 162,330 9.2
Folate, total 6.2 kg 61,962 0.210 67,456 3.8
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.


Millet: production - Ghana, 2011 183,922,000 kg
Millet: losses - Ghana, 2011 20,517,834 kg

Data version 2.19.3