Nutritional impact: South Sudan - Maize - 2017


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, South Sudan Male, 31-50 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 1.5 144,615 11.8
Carbohydrate 34,502,507 kg 262,408 2.0 196,612 16.0
Protein 3,634,204 kg 303,710 2.4 215,514 17.6
Fat 1,615,202 kg 62,702 0.485 47,067 3.8
Fibre, total dietary 3,275,270 kg 279,445 2.2 208,305 17.0
Calcium, Ca 2,692 kg 8,860 0.069 9,219 0.752
Iron, Fe 1,570 kg 463,301 3.6 478,032 39.0
Zinc, Zn 807.6 kg 234,824 1.8 168,131 13.7
Folate, total 11.2 kg 114,487 0.886 96,033 7.8
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - South Sudan 12,919,049
Total population - South Sudan;
Male, 31-50 years
1,225,370

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