Nutritional impact: Niger - Rice - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Niger All people, 1-3 years, Niger
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 10,367,751,768 kcal 12,969 0.058 28,808 1.1
Carbohydrate 2,326,060 kg 18,621 0.083 41,365 1.5
Protein 204,978 kg 18,324 0.082 53,792 2.0
Fat 17,824 kg 727.8 0.003 1,621 0.060
Fibre, total dietary 41,590 kg 3,743 0.017 8,254 0.305
Calcium, Ca 356.5 kg 1,194 0.005 1,953 0.072
Iron, Fe 41.6 kg 12,494 0.056 25,321 0.937
Zinc, Zn 34.5 kg 10,551 0.047 26,975 0.998
Folate, total 0.594 kg 6,358 0.028 13,565 0.502
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Niger 22,311,378
Total population - Niger;
All people, 1-3 years
2,703,303

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


Rice: production - Niger, 2015 27,167,000 kg
Rice: losses - Niger, 2015 2,970,703 kg

Data version 2.19.3