Nutritional impact: Zambia - Maize - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Zambia All people, 1-3 years, Zambia
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 1,426,194,745,004 kcal 1,723,065 9.8 3,962,863 223.8
Carbohydrate 309,488,370 kg 2,393,024 13.6 5,503,697 310.9
Protein 37,812,656 kg 3,232,592 18.4 9,923,019 560.5
Fat 17,673,307 kg 697,371 4.0 1,607,155 90.8
Fibre, total dietary 43,566,756 kg 3,781,148 21.5 8,646,840 488.4
Calcium, Ca 41,101 kg 135,799 0.771 225,209 12.7
Iron, Fe 12,330 kg 3,658,027 20.8 7,506,980 424.0
Zinc, Zn 9,453 kg 2,796,878 15.9 7,399,737 418.0
Folate, total 135.6 kg 1,407,234 8.0 3,096,629 174.9
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Zambia 17,609,190
Total population - Zambia;
All people, 1-3 years
1,770,421

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


Maize: production - Zambia, 2018 2,394,908,000 kg
Maize: losses - Zambia, 2018 411,007,131 kg

Data version 2.19.3