Nutritional impact: Niger - Rice - 2017


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 6,666,318,986 kcal 8,339 0.037 18,523 0.685
Carbohydrate 1,495,624 kg 11,973 0.054 26,597 0.984
Protein 131,798 kg 11,782 0.053 34,587 1.3
Fat 11,461 kg 467.9 0.002 1,042 0.039
Fibre, total dietary 26,742 kg 2,407 0.011 5,308 0.196
Calcium, Ca 229.2 kg 767.5 0.003 1,256 0.046
Iron, Fe 26.7 kg 8,033 0.036 16,281 0.602
Zinc, Zn 22.2 kg 6,784 0.030 17,344 0.642
Folate, total 0.382 kg 4,088 0.018 8,722 0.323
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, 2017 17,468,000 kg
Rice: losses - Niger, 2017 1,910,120 kg

Data version 2.19.3