Nutritional impact: Zimbabwe - Maize - 2012


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Zimbabwe Male, 9-13 years, Zimbabwe
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 775,152,520,262 kcal 921,232 5.4 929,412 88.6
Carbohydrate 168,210,331 kg 1,279,424 7.6 1,290,784 123.1
Protein 20,551,594 kg 1,720,541 10.2 2,057,958 196.3
Fat 9,605,636 kg 372,986 2.2 376,927 36.0
Fibre, total dietary 23,679,011 kg 2,019,480 11.9 2,027,946 193.4
Calcium, Ca 22,339 kg 73,593 0.435 55,638 5.3
Iron, Fe 6,702 kg 1,980,158 11.7 2,074,640 197.9
Zinc, Zn 5,138 kg 1,498,738 8.9 1,436,371 137.0
Folate, total 73.7 kg 753,182 4.5 807,865 77.1
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Zimbabwe 16,913,263
Total population - Zimbabwe;
Male, 9-13 years
1,048,451

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


Maize: production - Zimbabwe, 2012 1,165,271,000 kg
Maize: losses - Zimbabwe, 2012 223,386,893 kg

Data version 2.19.3