Nutritional impact: Malawi - Maize - 2022


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 2,196,023,257,417 kcal 2,638,361 13.8 2,633,042 201.1
Carbohydrate 476,543,375 kg 3,664,205 19.1 3,656,818 279.2
Protein 58,223,095 kg 4,949,680 25.8 5,830,239 445.2
Fat 27,212,968 kg 1,067,948 5.6 1,067,841 81.5
Fibre, total dietary 67,083,131 kg 5,787,696 30.2 5,745,214 438.7
Calcium, Ca 63,286 kg 208,068 1.1 157,624 12.0
Iron, Fe 18,986 kg 5,647,330 29.5 5,877,499 448.8
Zinc, Zn 14,556 kg 4,284,847 22.4 4,069,269 310.7
Folate, total 208.8 kg 2,158,788 11.3 2,288,698 174.8
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, 2022 3,716,479,000 kg
Maize: losses - Malawi, 2022 632,859,728 kg

Data version 2.19.3