Nutritional impact: Mali - Sorghum - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Mali Male, 9-13 years, Mali
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 394,373,494,779 kcal 484,068 2.5 472,856 34.7
Carbohydrate 72,340,022 kg 568,274 3.0 555,111 40.8
Protein 12,037,563 kg 1,052,316 5.5 1,205,396 88.6
Fat 3,783,234 kg 151,637 0.794 148,455 10.9
Fibre, total dietary 11,349,702 kg 1,001,270 5.2 972,025 71.4
Calcium, Ca 27,514 kg 91,230 0.477 68,529 5.0
Iron, Fe 4,242 kg 1,266,586 6.6 1,313,152 96.5
Zinc, Zn 2,052 kg 616,833 3.2 573,698 42.1
Folate, total 33.2 kg 350,196 1.8 364,346 26.8
Vitamin A (RAE) 1.1 kg 6,909 0.036 7,058 0.519
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Mali 19,107,717
Total population - Mali;
Male, 9-13 years
1,361,207

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


Sorghum: production - Mali, 2015 1,030,763,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Mali, 2015 114,643,458 kg

Data version 2.19.3