Nutritional impact: Sierra Leone - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Sierra Leone Male, 9-13 years, Sierra Leone
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 11,585,387,623 kcal 13,758 0.178 13,891 2.8
Carbohydrate 2,121,221 kg 16,122 0.209 16,277 3.2
Protein 305,403 kg 25,533 0.331 30,582 6.1
Fat 136,103 kg 5,280 0.068 5,341 1.1
Fibre, total dietary 322,001 kg 27,448 0.356 27,577 5.5
Calcium, Ca 630.7 kg 2,071 0.027 1,571 0.313
Iron, Fe 102.9 kg 30,163 0.391 31,857 6.4
Zinc, Zn 51.5 kg 14,948 0.194 14,385 2.9
Folate, total 0.863 kg 8,801 0.114 9,459 1.9
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Sierra Leone 7,719,731
Total population - Sierra Leone;
Male, 9-13 years
501,257

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


Maize: production - Sierra Leone, 2017 13,886,000 kg
Maize: losses - Sierra Leone, 2017 3,319,595 kg

Data version 2.19.3