Nutritional impact: Somalia - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Somalia Male, 31-50 years, Somalia
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 44,767,706,745 kcal 54,866 0.361 39,861 3.2
Carbohydrate 9,510,046 kg 74,593 0.491 54,193 4.4
Protein 1,001,708 kg 87,453 0.576 59,403 4.8
Fat 445,204 kg 17,816 0.117 12,973 1.1
Fibre, total dietary 902,774 kg 79,534 0.524 57,416 4.6
Calcium, Ca 742.0 kg 2,467 0.016 2,541 0.206
Iron, Fe 432.8 kg 130,666 0.861 131,762 10.7
Zinc, Zn 222.6 kg 66,998 0.441 46,343 3.8
Folate, total 3.1 kg 32,648 0.215 26,470 2.1
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Somalia 15,181,928
Total population - Somalia;
Male, 31-50 years
1,234,845

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


Maize: production - Somalia, 2017 78,809,000 kg
Maize: losses - Somalia, 2017 12,366,770 kg

Data version 2.19.3