Nutritional impact: Gambia - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Gambia Male, 31-50 years, Gambia
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 12,389,719,506 kcal 15,052 0.696 11,032 6.0
Carbohydrate 2,268,490 kg 17,638 0.815 12,927 7.0
Protein 326,606 kg 28,133 1.3 19,368 10.5
Fat 145,553 kg 5,775 0.267 4,241 2.3
Fibre, total dietary 344,356 kg 30,058 1.4 21,901 11.8
Calcium, Ca 674.5 kg 2,235 0.103 2,310 1.2
Iron, Fe 110.1 kg 32,958 1.5 33,501 18.1
Zinc, Zn 55.0 kg 16,396 0.758 11,456 6.2
Folate, total 0.923 kg 9,639 0.445 7,903 4.3
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Gambia 2,163,775
Total population - Gambia;
Male, 31-50 years
185,184

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


Maize: production - Gambia, 2017 19,728,000 kg
Maize: losses - Gambia, 2017 3,550,063 kg

Data version 2.19.3