Nutritional impact: Namibia - Sorghum - 2014


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 4,538,873 kcal 5.3 0.000 5.4 0.004
Carbohydrate 849.3 kg 6.3 0.000 6.5 0.005
Protein 140.5 kg 11.4 0.000 14.1 0.010
Fat 41.0 kg 1.6 0.000 1.6 0.001
Fibre, total dietary 78.3 kg 6.5 0.000 6.7 0.005
Calcium, Ca 0.348 kg 1.1 0.000 0.867 0.001
Iron, Fe 0.055 kg 16.0 0.001 16.9 0.012
Zinc, Zn - - - - -
Folate, total - - - - -
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
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.


Sorghum: production - Namibia, 2014 25,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Namibia, 2014 1,244 kg

Data version 2.19.3