Nutritional impact: Malawi - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Malawi All people, 1-3 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 2,718,464,555,823 kcal 3,266,036 17.0 7,553,598 413.7
Carbohydrate 589,914,643 kg 4,535,931 23.7 10,490,577 574.6
Protein 72,074,565 kg 6,127,225 32.0 18,914,230 1,036
Fat 33,687,025 kg 1,322,016 6.9 3,063,393 167.8
Fibre, total dietary 83,042,433 kg 7,164,608 37.4 16,481,709 902.7
Calcium, Ca 78,342 kg 257,568 1.3 429,271 23.5
Iron, Fe 23,503 kg 6,990,849 36.5 14,309,026 783.7
Zinc, Zn 18,019 kg 5,304,226 27.7 14,104,611 772.5
Folate, total 258.5 kg 2,672,371 13.9 5,902,473 323.3
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;
All people, 1-3 years
1,825,725

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, 2021 4,581,524,000 kg
Maize: losses - Malawi, 2021 783,419,180 kg

Data version 2.19.3