Nutritional impact: Niger - Rice - 2019


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Niger Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant, 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 85,961,091,856 kcal 107,526 0.482 86,457 30.2
Carbohydrate 19,285,827 kg 154,394 0.692 124,142 43.4
Protein 1,699,517 kg 151,931 0.681 92,827 32.4
Fat 147,784 kg 6,034 0.027 4,864 1.7
Fibre, total dietary 344,830 kg 31,035 0.139 24,773 8.7
Calcium, Ca 2,956 kg 9,897 0.044 10,122 3.5
Iron, Fe 344.8 kg 103,588 0.464 28,628 10.0
Zinc, Zn 285.7 kg 87,478 0.392 58,856 20.6
Folate, total 4.9 kg 52,717 0.236 25,954 9.1
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;
Female, 19-30 years, Pregnant
286,350

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, 2019 225,247,000 kg
Rice: losses - Niger, 2019 24,630,685 kg

Data version 2.19.3