Nutritional impact: Guinea - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Guinea All people, 1-3 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 513,277,792,796 kcal 611,133 4.7 1,426,207 115.9
Carbohydrate 93,978,370 kg 716,128 5.5 1,671,237 135.8
Protein 13,530,532 kg 1,133,482 8.7 3,550,762 288.6
Fat 6,029,911 kg 234,529 1.8 548,341 44.6
Fibre, total dietary 14,265,887 kg 1,219,567 9.3 2,831,398 230.1
Calcium, Ca 27,943 kg 92,051 0.705 153,115 12.4
Iron, Fe 4,559 kg 1,338,117 10.3 2,775,769 225.6
Zinc, Zn 2,280 kg 663,289 5.1 1,784,423 145.0
Folate, total 38.2 kg 390,502 3.0 873,024 71.0
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;
All people, 1-3 years
1,230,406

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, 2017 817,286,000 kg
Maize: losses - Guinea, 2017 147,071,001 kg

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