Nutritional impact: Zambia - Wheat - 2022


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 26,438,281,379 kcal 31,942 0.181 31,700 2.7
Carbohydrate 4,928,223 kg 38,106 0.216 37,817 3.2
Protein 830,689 kg 71,015 0.403 83,182 7.1
Fat 127,798 kg 5,043 0.029 5,015 0.425
Fibre, total dietary 998,425 kg 86,653 0.492 85,508 7.2
Calcium, Ca 2,157 kg 7,126 0.040 5,371 0.455
Iron, Fe 256.4 kg 76,065 0.432 79,373 6.7
Zinc, Zn 210.1 kg 62,152 0.353 58,728 5.0
Folate, total 3.3 kg 33,978 0.193 35,889 3.0
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.


Wheat: production - Zambia, 2022 168,090,000 kg
Wheat: losses - Zambia, 2022 7,987,396 kg

Data version 2.19.3