Nutritional impact: Guinea-Bissau - Maize - 2006


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Guinea-Bissau Male, 9-13 years, Guinea-Bissau
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 8,026,186,906 kcal 9,562 0.501 9,623 8.2
Carbohydrate 1,469,551 kg 11,205 0.587 11,277 9.6
Protein 211,579 kg 17,727 0.929 21,187 18.1
Fat 94,290 kg 3,670 0.192 3,700 3.2
Fibre, total dietary 223,077 kg 19,081 1.0 19,105 16.3
Calcium, Ca 437.0 kg 1,444 0.076 1,088 0.930
Iron, Fe 71.3 kg 21,013 1.1 22,070 18.9
Zinc, Zn 35.6 kg 10,399 0.545 9,965 8.5
Folate, total 0.598 kg 6,110 0.320 6,553 5.6
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Guinea-Bissau 1,907,268
Total population - Guinea-Bissau;
Male, 9-13 years
116,962

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-Bissau, 2006 12,780,000 kg
Maize: losses - Guinea-Bissau, 2006 2,299,767 kg

Data version 2.19.3