Nutritional impact: South Africa - Sorghum - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, South Africa Male, 9-13 years, South Africa
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 39,195,347,824 kcal 43,853 0.076 46,995 1.8
Carbohydrate 7,334,362 kg 52,518 0.091 56,281 2.1
Protein 1,213,445 kg 93,560 0.163 121,510 4.5
Fat 354,369 kg 12,962 0.023 13,905 0.519
Fibre, total dietary 676,522 kg 54,222 0.094 57,940 2.2
Calcium, Ca 3,007 kg 9,765 0.017 7,489 0.279
Iron, Fe 472.5 kg 137,404 0.239 146,271 5.5
Zinc, Zn - - - - -
Folate, total - - - - -
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - South Africa 57,398,424
Total population - South Africa;
Male, 9-13 years
2,680,336

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


Sorghum: production - South Africa, 2018 215,887,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - South Africa, 2018 10,738,451 kg

Data version 2.19.3