Nutritional impact: Niger - Wheat - 2020


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 1,850,009,467 kcal 2,314 0.010 5,140 0.190
Carbohydrate 333,115 kg 2,667 0.012 5,924 0.219
Protein 70,368 kg 6,291 0.028 18,467 0.683
Fat 12,485 kg 509.8 0.002 1,135 0.042
Fibre, total dietary 61,289 kg 5,516 0.025 12,164 0.450
Calcium, Ca 170.2 kg 570.1 0.003 932.9 0.035
Iron, Fe 26.7 kg 8,012 0.036 16,239 0.601
Zinc, Zn 9.6 kg 2,954 0.013 7,552 0.279
Folate, total 0.255 kg 2,733 0.012 5,830 0.216
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.


Wheat: production - Niger, 2020 4,409,000 kg
Wheat: losses - Niger, 2020 567,488 kg

Data version 2.19.3