Nutritional impact: Uganda - Sorghum - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Uganda Male, 9-13 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 175,445,483,351 kcal 215,446 0.487 210,360 6.8
Carbohydrate 38,608,357 kg 303,429 0.685 296,266 9.5
Protein 5,848,183 kg 511,342 1.2 585,615 18.9
Fat 1,707,876 kg 68,483 0.155 67,017 2.2
Fibre, total dietary 4,657,845 kg 411,130 0.929 398,913 12.9
Calcium, Ca 7,763 kg 25,763 0.058 19,335 0.623
Iron, Fe 2,122 kg 635,142 1.4 656,886 21.2
Zinc, Zn 414.0 kg 124,575 0.281 115,748 3.7
Folate, total 5.7 kg 60,036 0.136 62,388 2.0
Vitamin A (RAE) 3.1 kg 18,708 0.042 19,118 0.616
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Uganda 44,270,565
Total population - Uganda;
Male, 9-13 years
3,102,766

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


Sorghum: production - Uganda, 2015 410,309,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Uganda, 2015 51,753,830 kg

Data version 2.19.3