Nutritional impact: Mauritania - Rice - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Mauritania Male, 9-13 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 38,244,704,077 kcal 45,057 0.992 45,856 16.8
Carbohydrate 8,580,402 kg 64,696 1.4 65,843 24.1
Protein 756,127 kg 62,466 1.4 75,716 27.7
Fat 65,750 kg 2,531 0.056 2,580 0.943
Fibre, total dietary 153,417 kg 12,973 0.286 13,139 4.8
Calcium, Ca 1,315 kg 4,334 0.095 3,275 1.2
Iron, Fe 153.4 kg 45,217 0.996 47,494 17.4
Zinc, Zn 127.1 kg 36,647 0.807 35,537 13.0
Folate, total 2.2 kg 22,206 0.489 24,018 8.8
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;
Male, 9-13 years
273,711

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


Rice: production - Mauritania, 2022 100,214,000 kg
Rice: losses - Mauritania, 2022 10,958,368 kg

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