Nutritional impact: Malawi - Maize - 2016


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Malawi Male, 9-13 years, Malawi
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 1,562,072,892,151 kcal 1,876,716 9.8 1,872,933 143.0
Carbohydrate 338,974,319 kg 2,606,418 13.6 2,601,164 198.6
Protein 41,415,189 kg 3,520,801 18.4 4,147,159 316.7
Fat 19,357,099 kg 759,652 4.0 759,576 58.0
Fibre, total dietary 47,717,500 kg 4,116,898 21.5 4,086,680 312.1
Calcium, Ca 45,017 kg 148,003 0.772 112,121 8.6
Iron, Fe 13,505 kg 4,017,053 21.0 4,180,776 319.3
Zinc, Zn 10,354 kg 3,047,893 15.9 2,894,548 221.0
Folate, total 148.6 kg 1,535,587 8.0 1,627,994 124.3
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Malawi 19,164,728
Total population - Malawi;
Male, 9-13 years
1,309,516

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


Maize: production - Malawi, 2016 2,370,493,000 kg
Maize: losses - Malawi, 2016 450,165,099 kg

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