Nutritional impact: South Sudan - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, South Sudan All people, 1-3 years, South Sudan
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 162,417,521,899 kcal 193,010 1.5 451,298 37.5
Carbohydrate 34,502,507 kg 262,408 2.0 613,565 51.0
Protein 3,634,204 kg 303,710 2.4 953,709 79.3
Fat 1,615,202 kg 62,702 0.485 146,881 12.2
Fibre, total dietary 3,275,270 kg 279,445 2.2 650,054 54.1
Calcium, Ca 2,692 kg 8,860 0.069 14,751 1.2
Iron, Fe 1,570 kg 463,301 3.6 956,064 79.5
Zinc, Zn 807.6 kg 234,824 1.8 632,173 52.6
Folate, total 11.2 kg 114,487 0.886 256,089 21.3
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - South Sudan 12,919,049
Total population - South Sudan;
All people, 1-3 years
1,202,470

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


Maize: production - South Sudan, 2017 272,380,000 kg
Maize: losses - South Sudan, 2017 44,866,719 kg

Data version 2.19.3