Nutritional impact: Niger - Sorghum - 2019


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 796,585,160,885 kcal 996,423 4.5 955,109 60.0
Carbohydrate 146,117,801 kg 1,169,755 5.2 1,121,254 70.4
Protein 24,314,373 kg 2,173,624 9.7 2,434,749 152.8
Fat 7,641,660 kg 312,015 1.4 299,860 18.8
Fibre, total dietary 22,924,980 kg 2,063,288 9.2 1,963,369 123.2
Calcium, Ca 55,576 kg 186,092 0.834 138,420 8.7
Iron, Fe 8,568 kg 2,573,825 11.5 2,652,402 166.5
Zinc, Zn 4,145 kg 1,269,087 5.7 1,158,798 72.7
Folate, total 67.2 kg 718,646 3.2 735,934 46.2
Vitamin A (RAE) 2.3 kg 14,173 0.064 14,257 0.895
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.


Sorghum: production - Niger, 2019 1,897,093,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Niger, 2019 231,565,454 kg

Data version 2.19.3