Nutritional impact: Niger - Wheat - 2020


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Niger Male, 31-50 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 1,647 0.099
Carbohydrate 333,115 kg 2,667 0.012 1,898 0.114
Protein 70,368 kg 6,291 0.028 4,173 0.251
Fat 12,485 kg 509.8 0.002 363.8 0.022
Fibre, total dietary 61,289 kg 5,516 0.025 3,898 0.235
Calcium, Ca 170.2 kg 570.1 0.003 583.0 0.035
Iron, Fe 26.7 kg 8,012 0.036 8,119 0.489
Zinc, Zn 9.6 kg 2,954 0.013 2,008 0.121
Folate, total 0.255 kg 2,733 0.012 2,186 0.132
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, 31-50 years
1,661,792

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