Nutritional impact: Malawi - Maize - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Malawi Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant, 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 2,208,701 2,375
Carbohydrate 476,543,375 kg 3,664,205 19.1 3,067,485 3,299
Protein 58,223,095 kg 4,949,680 25.8 3,180,130 3,420
Fat 27,212,968 kg 1,067,948 5.6 895,748 963.3
Fibre, total dietary 67,083,131 kg 5,787,696 30.2 4,819,315 5,183
Calcium, Ca 63,286 kg 208,068 1.1 216,733 233.1
Iron, Fe 18,986 kg 5,647,330 29.5 1,576,238 1,695
Zinc, Zn 14,556 kg 4,284,847 22.4 2,998,408 3,225
Folate, total 208.8 kg 2,158,788 11.3 1,100,336 1,183
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;
Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant
92,985

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