Nutritional impact: Rwanda - Maize - 2019


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Rwanda Male, 31-50 years, Rwanda
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 248,712,896,640 kcal 292,727 2.3 221,451 17.7
Carbohydrate 52,834,314 kg 397,979 3.2 301,076 24.1
Protein 5,565,123 kg 459,658 3.7 330,020 26.4
Fat 2,473,388 kg 95,121 0.761 72,075 5.8
Fibre, total dietary 5,015,481 kg 423,517 3.4 318,981 25.5
Calcium, Ca 4,122 kg 13,491 0.108 14,118 1.1
Iron, Fe 2,405 kg 706,098 5.6 732,019 58.6
Zinc, Zn 1,237 kg 356,492 2.9 257,462 20.6
Folate, total 17.2 kg 173,589 1.4 147,057 11.8
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Rwanda 12,501,164
Total population - Rwanda;
Male, 31-50 years
1,249,582

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


Maize: production - Rwanda, 2019 421,221,000 kg
Maize: losses - Rwanda, 2019 68,705,220 kg

Data version 2.19.3