Angola, Maize, 2008

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2008 was 118,636 tonnes or 16.9%.

As for nutrition 411 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 504 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Bié.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 1262222
2012 454340
2013 1548749
2014 1686870
2015 1192240
2016 1192240
2017 1192240
2018 2762619
2019 2818684
2020 2972178
Produced 702,385 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.9% / 118,636 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.1096 Production quantity: 702,385 tonnes 16.9 Estimated PHL: 118,636 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 94.05263 Remaining: 94.05263%
Est. PHL: 5.94737% 		5.94737 Remaining: 94.05263%
Est. PHL: 5.94737%
Further drying 90.14414 Remaining: 90.14414%
Est. PHL: 3.90849% 		3.90849 Remaining: 90.14414%
Est. PHL: 3.90849%
Threshing and Shelling 88.65321 Remaining: 88.65321%
Est. PHL: 1.49093% 		1.49093 Remaining: 88.65321%
Est. PHL: 1.49093%
Transport from field 86.33653 Remaining: 86.33653%
Est. PHL: 2.31668% 		2.31668 Remaining: 86.33653%
Est. PHL: 2.31668%
Household-level storage 81.71952 Remaining: 81.71952%
Est. PHL: 4.61701% 		4.61701 Remaining: 81.71952%
Est. PHL: 4.61701%
Transport to market 80.71952 Remaining: 80.71952%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 80.71952%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 78.06952 Remaining: 78.06952%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.06952%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

504,754

people, 1.6%

Children 1-3

1,143,865

children, 34.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

414,042

women, 162.1%

Men 31-50

366,542

men, 14.1%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›