Nutritional impact: Niger - Rice - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Niger Male, 9-13 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 24,527,001,081 kcal 30,680 0.138 29,408 1.8
Carbohydrate 5,502,763 kg 44,053 0.197 42,226 2.7
Protein 484,918 kg 43,350 0.194 48,558 3.0
Fat 42,167 kg 1,722 0.008 1,655 0.104
Fibre, total dietary 98,389 kg 8,855 0.040 8,426 0.529
Calcium, Ca 843.3 kg 2,824 0.013 2,100 0.132
Iron, Fe 98.4 kg 29,556 0.132 30,459 1.9
Zinc, Zn 81.5 kg 24,960 0.112 22,791 1.4
Folate, total 1.4 kg 15,042 0.067 15,403 0.967
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;
Male, 9-13 years
1,593,061

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, 2022 64,269,000 kg
Rice: losses - Niger, 2022 7,027,794 kg

Data version 2.19.3