Angola, Maize, 2021

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2021 was 199,940 tonnes or 16.8%.

As for nutrition 693 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 850 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 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 1,192,240 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.8% / 199,940 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.2299 Production quantity: 1,192,240 tonnes 16.8 Estimated PHL: 199,940 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 94.13876 Remaining: 94.13876%
Est. PHL: 5.86124% 		5.86124 Remaining: 94.13876%
Est. PHL: 5.86124%
Further drying 90.24685 Remaining: 90.24685%
Est. PHL: 3.89191% 		3.89191 Remaining: 90.24685%
Est. PHL: 3.89191%
Threshing and Shelling 88.72499 Remaining: 88.72499%
Est. PHL: 1.52186% 		1.52186 Remaining: 88.72499%
Est. PHL: 1.52186%
Transport from field 86.42394 Remaining: 86.42394%
Est. PHL: 2.30105% 		2.30105 Remaining: 86.42394%
Est. PHL: 2.30105%
Household-level storage 81.82737 Remaining: 81.82737%
Est. PHL: 4.59657% 		4.59657 Remaining: 81.82737%
Est. PHL: 4.59657%
Transport to market 80.82737 Remaining: 80.82737%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 80.82737%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 78.17737 Remaining: 78.17737%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.17737%
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

850,677

people, 2.8%

Children 1-3

1,927,788

children, 58.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

697,797

women, 273.2%

Men 31-50

617,744

men, 23.7%

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