Nutritional impact: Niger - Wheat - 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 1,850,009,467 kcal 2,314 0.010 2,218 0.139
Carbohydrate 333,115 kg 2,667 0.012 2,556 0.160
Protein 70,368 kg 6,291 0.028 7,046 0.442
Fat 12,485 kg 509.8 0.002 489.9 0.031
Fibre, total dietary 61,289 kg 5,516 0.025 5,249 0.329
Calcium, Ca 170.2 kg 570.1 0.003 424.0 0.027
Iron, Fe 26.7 kg 8,012 0.036 8,257 0.518
Zinc, Zn 9.6 kg 2,954 0.013 2,697 0.169
Folate, total 0.255 kg 2,733 0.012 2,799 0.176
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.


Wheat: production - Niger, 2022 4,409,000 kg
Wheat: losses - Niger, 2022 567,488 kg

Data version 2.19.3