Nutritional impact: Zambia - Sorghum - 2019


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Zambia Male, 9-13 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 9,278,019,334 kcal 11,209 0.064 11,124 0.943
Carbohydrate 1,736,133 kg 13,424 0.076 13,322 1.1
Protein 287,237 kg 24,556 0.139 28,763 2.4
Fat 83,883 kg 3,310 0.019 3,292 0.279
Fibre, total dietary 160,141 kg 13,899 0.079 13,715 1.2
Calcium, Ca 711.7 kg 2,352 0.013 1,773 0.150
Iron, Fe 111.8 kg 33,181 0.188 34,624 2.9
Zinc, Zn - - - - -
Folate, total - - - - -
Vitamin A (RAE) - - - - -
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Zambia 17,609,190
Total population - Zambia;
Male, 9-13 years
1,179,519

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


Sorghum: production - Zambia, 2019 19,665,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Zambia, 2019 2,541,923 kg

Data version 2.19.3