Nutritional impact: Rwanda - Sorghum - 2020


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Rwanda Male, 9-13 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 71,697,825,543 kcal 84,386 0.675 85,966 11.0
Carbohydrate 15,777,752 kg 118,847 0.951 121,073 15.5
Protein 2,389,928 kg 197,399 1.6 239,318 30.6
Fat 697,943 kg 26,841 0.215 27,387 3.5
Fibre, total dietary 1,903,482 kg 160,734 1.3 163,020 20.9
Calcium, Ca 3,172 kg 10,383 0.083 7,902 1.0
Iron, Fe 867.1 kg 254,623 2.0 268,444 34.4
Zinc, Zn 169.2 kg 48,773 0.390 47,302 6.1
Folate, total 2.3 kg 23,512 0.188 25,496 3.3
Vitamin A (RAE) 1.3 kg 7,350 0.059 7,813 1.0
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Rwanda 12,501,164
Total population - Rwanda;
Male, 9-13 years
780,976

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


Sorghum: production - Rwanda, 2020 170,489,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Rwanda, 2020 21,149,801 kg

Data version 2.19.3