Nutritional impact: Senegal - Rice - 2008


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Senegal Male, 9-13 years, Senegal
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 193,193,254,674 kcal 231,826 1.4 231,640 22.1
Carbohydrate 43,343,931 kg 332,872 2.0 332,605 31.8
Protein 3,819,580 kg 323,645 2.0 382,478 36.6
Fat 332,137 kg 13,019 0.080 13,033 1.2
Fibre, total dietary 774,987 kg 66,771 0.410 66,372 6.3
Calcium, Ca 6,643 kg 21,921 0.135 16,545 1.6
Iron, Fe 775.0 kg 230,265 1.4 239,916 22.9
Zinc, Zn 642.1 kg 189,031 1.2 179,517 17.2
Folate, total 11.1 kg 114,060 0.700 121,329 11.6
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Senegal 16,294,278
Total population - Senegal;
Male, 9-13 years
1,045,906

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


Rice: production - Senegal, 2008 404,862,000 kg
Rice: losses - Senegal, 2008 55,356,233 kg

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