Nutritional impact: Mauritania - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Mauritania All people, 1-3 years, Mauritania
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 9,940,175,285 kcal 11,711 0.258 27,620 6.8
Carbohydrate 1,819,992 kg 13,723 0.302 32,365 8.0
Protein 262,033 kg 21,647 0.477 68,764 16.9
Fat 116,776 kg 4,495 0.099 10,619 2.6
Fibre, total dietary 276,274 kg 23,361 0.515 54,833 13.5
Calcium, Ca 541.2 kg 1,783 0.039 2,965 0.729
Iron, Fe 88.3 kg 26,023 0.573 53,756 13.2
Zinc, Zn 44.1 kg 12,727 0.280 34,557 8.5
Folate, total 0.741 kg 7,503 0.165 16,907 4.2
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Mauritania 4,540,072
Total population - Mauritania;
All people, 1-3 years
406,683

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


Maize: production - Mauritania, 2021 16,565,000 kg
Maize: losses - Mauritania, 2021 2,848,188 kg

Data version 2.19.3