Nutritional impact: Ghana - Millet - 2021


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 69,224,514,205 kcal 81,033 0.275 83,001 4.7
Carbohydrate 12,323,485 kg 92,324 0.313 94,566 5.4
Protein 1,673,560 kg 137,160 0.466 167,584 9.5
Fat 1,103,028 kg 42,190 0.143 43,283 2.5
Fibre, total dietary 1,711,595 kg 143,743 0.488 146,586 8.3
Calcium, Ca 2,662 kg 8,747 0.030 6,631 0.378
Iron, Fe 1,445 kg 424,639 1.4 447,441 25.5
Zinc, Zn 538.2 kg 154,338 0.524 150,462 8.6
Folate, total 5.7 kg 57,432 0.195 62,524 3.6
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, 2021 170,475,000 kg
Millet: losses - Ghana, 2021 19,017,724 kg

Data version 2.19.3