Angola, Maize, 2018

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2018 was 465,415 tonnes or 16.8%.

As for nutrition 1,614 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 2,762,619 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.8% / 465,415 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.1531 Production quantity: 2,762,619 tonnes 16.8 Estimated PHL: 465,415 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 94.072 Remaining: 94.072%
Est. PHL: 5.928% 		5.928 Remaining: 94.072%
Est. PHL: 5.928%
Further drying 90.16724 Remaining: 90.16724%
Est. PHL: 3.90476% 		3.90476 Remaining: 90.16724%
Est. PHL: 3.90476%
Threshing and Shelling 88.66935 Remaining: 88.66935%
Est. PHL: 1.49789% 		1.49789 Remaining: 88.66935%
Est. PHL: 1.49789%
Transport from field 86.35469 Remaining: 86.35469%
Est. PHL: 2.31466% 		2.31466 Remaining: 86.35469%
Est. PHL: 2.31466%
Household-level storage 81.76732 Remaining: 81.76732%
Est. PHL: 4.58737% 		4.58737 Remaining: 81.76732%
Est. PHL: 4.58737%
Transport to market 80.76732 Remaining: 80.76732%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 80.76732%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 78.11732 Remaining: 78.11732%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.11732%
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

1,980,184

people, 6.4%

Children 1-3

4,487,455

children, 135.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,624,314

women, 635.8%

Men 31-50

1,437,969

men, 55.1%

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