Nutritional impact: Lesotho - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Lesotho Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant, Lesotho
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 39,961,999,736 kcal 46,209 2.0 40,193 482.6
Carbohydrate 8,671,869 kg 64,176 2.8 55,820 670.3
Protein 1,059,511 kg 85,367 3.8 57,870 694.9
Fat 495,206 kg 18,714 0.827 16,300 195.7
Fibre, total dietary 1,220,741 kg 101,225 4.5 87,699 1,053
Calcium, Ca 1,152 kg 3,758 0.166 3,944 47.4
Iron, Fe 345.5 kg 101,706 4.5 28,684 344.4
Zinc, Zn 264.9 kg 75,172 3.3 54,563 655.2
Folate, total 3.8 kg 37,799 1.7 20,023 240.4
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Lesotho 2,263,014
Total population - Lesotho;
Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant
8,328

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


Maize: production - Lesotho, 2021 74,707,000 kg
Maize: losses - Lesotho, 2021 11,516,426 kg

Data version 2.19.3