Nutritional impact: Uganda - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Uganda All people, 1-3 years, Uganda
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 1,384,353,471,081 kcal 1,699,975 3.8 3,846,602 79.6
Carbohydrate 294,079,508 kg 2,311,215 5.2 5,229,678 108.2
Protein 30,975,865 kg 2,708,408 6.1 8,128,868 168.2
Fat 13,767,051 kg 552,038 1.2 1,251,933 25.9
Fibre, total dietary 27,916,520 kg 2,464,081 5.6 5,540,685 114.7
Calcium, Ca 22,945 kg 76,146 0.172 125,726 2.6
Iron, Fe 13,385 kg 4,006,371 9.0 8,148,939 168.6
Zinc, Zn 6,884 kg 2,071,138 4.7 5,388,278 111.5
Folate, total 95.6 kg 1,008,223 2.3 2,182,752 45.2
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Uganda 44,270,565
Total population - Uganda;
All people, 1-3 years
4,831,987

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


Maize: production - Uganda, 2021 2,337,473,000 kg
Maize: losses - Uganda, 2021 382,418,086 kg

Data version 2.19.3