Nutritional impact: Gambia - Sorghum - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Gambia Male, 9-13 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 8,376,576,142 kcal 10,177 0.470 10,044 7.0
Carbohydrate 1,536,517 kg 11,947 0.552 11,791 8.2
Protein 255,680 kg 22,023 1.0 25,603 17.8
Fat 80,357 kg 3,188 0.147 3,153 2.2
Fibre, total dietary 241,070 kg 21,042 0.972 20,646 14.3
Calcium, Ca 584.4 kg 1,937 0.090 1,456 1.0
Iron, Fe 90.1 kg 26,982 1.2 27,892 19.4
Zinc, Zn 43.6 kg 12,988 0.600 12,185 8.5
Folate, total 0.706 kg 7,374 0.341 7,739 5.4
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.024 kg 145.1 0.007 149.9 0.104
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Gambia 2,163,775
Total population - Gambia;
Male, 9-13 years
144,038

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


Sorghum: production - Gambia, 2018 19,629,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Gambia, 2018 2,435,051 kg

Data version 2.19.3