Nutritional impact: Mozambique - Maize - 2008


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Mozambique Male, 9-13 years, Mozambique
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 831,372,879,904 kcal 1,007,061 3.3 996,820 49.1
Carbohydrate 180,410,311 kg 1,398,625 4.6 1,384,402 68.2
Protein 22,042,163 kg 1,889,855 6.2 2,207,218 108.7
Fat 10,302,315 kg 407,588 1.3 404,264 19.9
Fibre, total dietary 25,396,405 kg 2,209,874 7.2 2,175,029 107.1
Calcium, Ca 23,959 kg 79,036 0.259 59,673 2.9
Iron, Fe 7,188 kg 2,138,208 7.0 2,225,110 109.6
Zinc, Zn 5,511 kg 1,636,033 5.4 1,540,548 75.8
Folate, total 79.1 kg 820,780 2.7 866,458 42.7
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Mozambique 30,528,668
Total population - Mozambique;
Male, 9-13 years
2,031,091

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


Maize: production - Mozambique, 2008 1,367,333,000 kg
Maize: losses - Mozambique, 2008 239,588,726 kg

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