Nutritional impact: Kenya - Millet - 2016


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 35,983,809,142 kcal 42,343 0.083 99,986 2.3
Carbohydrate 8,359,653 kg 62,956 0.124 148,661 3.4
Protein 724,064 kg 59,851 0.117 190,013 4.4
Fat 142,619 kg 5,483 0.011 12,969 0.300
Fibre, total dietary 1,470,070 kg 124,124 0.244 291,770 6.8
Calcium, Ca 30,169 kg 98,776 0.194 165,312 3.8
Iron, Fe 296.2 kg 87,241 0.171 180,340 4.2
Zinc, Zn 131.6 kg 37,938 0.074 103,051 2.4
Folate, total 1.1 kg 11,115 0.022 25,047 0.580
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.549 kg 3,175 0.006 7,156 0.166
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.


Millet: production - Kenya, 2016 86,079,000 kg
Millet: losses - Kenya, 2016 10,970,674 kg

Data version 2.19.3