Nutritional impact: Kenya - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Kenya All people, 1-3 years, Kenya
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 1,891,376,466,137 kcal 2,225,610 4.4 5,255,429 121.7
Carbohydrate 401,786,879 kg 3,025,846 5.9 7,145,061 165.4
Protein 42,320,855 kg 3,498,256 6.9 11,106,087 257.1
Fat 18,809,269 kg 723,177 1.4 1,710,456 39.6
Fibre, total dietary 38,141,017 kg 3,220,393 6.3 7,569,975 175.3
Calcium, Ca 31,349 kg 102,637 0.201 171,774 4.0
Iron, Fe 18,287 kg 5,385,913 10.6 11,133,509 257.8
Zinc, Zn 9,405 kg 2,710,175 5.3 7,361,749 170.4
Folate, total 130.6 kg 1,323,424 2.6 2,982,190 69.0
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Kenya 50,950,877
Total population - Kenya;
All people, 1-3 years
4,319,341

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


Maize: production - Kenya, 2017 3,134,722,000 kg
Maize: losses - Kenya, 2017 522,479,687 kg

Data version 2.19.3