Nutritional impact: Liberia - Rice - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Liberia Male, 9-13 years, Liberia
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 109,894,356,270 kcal 130,341 2.7 131,764 41.7
Carbohydrate 24,655,381 kg 187,154 3.9 189,196 59.9
Protein 2,172,696 kg 181,410 3.7 217,566 68.9
Fat 188,930 kg 7,320 0.151 7,414 2.3
Fibre, total dietary 440,837 kg 37,534 0.773 37,755 12.0
Calcium, Ca 3,779 kg 12,413 0.256 9,411 3.0
Iron, Fe 440.8 kg 130,366 2.7 136,471 43.2
Zinc, Zn 365.3 kg 106,020 2.2 102,115 32.3
Folate, total 6.3 kg 64,288 1.3 69,016 21.9
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Liberia 4,853,513
Total population - Liberia;
Male, 9-13 years
315,801

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


Rice: production - Liberia, 2022 277,365,000 kg
Rice: losses - Liberia, 2022 31,488,354 kg

Data version 2.19.3