Nutritional impact: Namibia - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Namibia Male, 9-13 years, Namibia
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 31,566,968,539 kcal 36,743 1.4 37,849 26.6
Carbohydrate 6,850,123 kg 51,029 2.0 52,565 36.9
Protein 836,934 kg 67,972 2.6 83,807 58.9
Fat 391,176 kg 14,879 0.575 15,350 10.8
Fibre, total dietary 964,294 kg 80,508 3.1 82,585 58.0
Calcium, Ca 909.7 kg 2,985 0.115 2,266 1.6
Iron, Fe 272.9 kg 79,647 3.1 84,487 59.4
Zinc, Zn 209.2 kg 59,718 2.3 58,494 41.1
Folate, total 3.0 kg 29,977 1.2 32,899 23.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Namibia 2,587,798
Total population - Namibia;
Male, 9-13 years
142,341

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


Maize: production - Namibia, 2021 58,108,000 kg
Maize: losses - Namibia, 2021 9,097,109 kg

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