Nutritional impact: Nigeria - Sorghum - 2022


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Nigeria Male, 9-13 years, Nigeria
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 2,380,924,172,644 kcal 2,864,270 1.5 2,854,740 22.2
Carbohydrate 436,733,475 kg 3,362,520 1.7 3,351,331 26.0
Protein 72,673,558 kg 6,173,960 3.2 7,277,253 56.6
Fat 22,840,261 kg 897,443 0.458 896,255 7.0
Fibre, total dietary 68,520,783 kg 5,921,018 3.0 5,868,339 45.6
Calcium, Ca 166,111 kg 550,110 0.281 413,726 3.2
Iron, Fe 25,609 kg 7,528,772 3.8 7,927,800 61.6
Zinc, Zn 12,389 kg 3,643,373 1.9 3,463,548 26.9
Folate, total 200.7 kg 2,070,383 1.1 2,199,643 17.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 6.9 kg 40,897 0.021 42,612 0.331
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Nigeria 195,875,239
Total population - Nigeria;
Male, 9-13 years
12,865,707

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Sorghum: production - Nigeria, 2022 5,620,373,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Nigeria, 2022 692,129,120 kg

Data version 2.19.3