Nutritional impact: Guinea - Maize - 2006


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Guinea Male, 9-13 years, Guinea
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 455,327,216,067 kcal 542,134 4.2 545,940 65.6
Carbohydrate 83,367,934 kg 635,275 4.9 639,735 76.9
Protein 12,002,895 kg 1,005,509 7.7 1,201,924 144.4
Fat 5,349,116 kg 208,050 1.6 209,900 25.2
Fibre, total dietary 12,655,226 kg 1,081,875 8.3 1,083,834 130.3
Calcium, Ca 24,789 kg 81,658 0.626 61,740 7.4
Iron, Fe 4,044 kg 1,187,039 9.1 1,252,056 150.5
Zinc, Zn 2,022 kg 588,402 4.5 565,342 67.9
Folate, total 33.9 kg 346,413 2.7 371,739 44.7
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Guinea 13,052,606
Total population - Guinea;
Male, 9-13 years
832,109

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


Maize: production - Guinea, 2006 725,012,000 kg
Maize: losses - Guinea, 2006 130,466,251 kg

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