Angola, Maize, 2014

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2014 was 277,599 tonnes or 16.5%.

As for nutrition 963 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Huambo.

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 1,686,870 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.5% / 277,599 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.5436 Production quantity: 1,686,870 tonnes 16.5 Estimated PHL: 277,599 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 94.39085 Remaining: 94.39085%
Est. PHL: 5.60915% 		5.60915 Remaining: 94.39085%
Est. PHL: 5.60915%
Further drying 90.54728 Remaining: 90.54728%
Est. PHL: 3.84357% 		3.84357 Remaining: 90.54728%
Est. PHL: 3.84357%
Threshing and Shelling 88.93528 Remaining: 88.93528%
Est. PHL: 1.612% 		1.612 Remaining: 88.93528%
Est. PHL: 1.612%
Transport from field 86.68332 Remaining: 86.68332%
Est. PHL: 2.25196% 		2.25196 Remaining: 86.68332%
Est. PHL: 2.25196%
Household-level storage 82.08871 Remaining: 82.08871%
Est. PHL: 4.59461% 		4.59461 Remaining: 82.08871%
Est. PHL: 4.59461%
Transport to market 81.08871 Remaining: 81.08871%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 81.08871%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 78.43871 Remaining: 78.43871%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.43871%
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

1,181,088

people, 3.8%

Children 1-3

2,676,559

children, 80.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

968,828

women, 379.3%

Men 31-50

857,682

men, 32.9%

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