Angola, Rice, 2013

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2013 was 4,400 tonnes or 11.7% which had an estimated value of more than 14 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.2% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 15 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 18 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. 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 23209
2012 21491
2013 37617
2014 42297
2015 18053
2016 18053
2017 18053
2018 9699
2019 10102
2020 10567
Produced 37,617 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.7% / 4,400 tonnes / > 14 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.3034 Production quantity: 37,617 tonnes 11.7 Estimated PHL: 4,400 tonnes

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

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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.61069 Remaining: 92.61069%
Est. PHL: 2.98598%
2.98598 Remaining: 92.61069%
Est. PHL: 2.98598%
Winnowing 90.11069 Remaining: 90.11069%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 90.11069%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.86069 Remaining: 88.86069%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25 Remaining: 88.86069%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 88.27329 Remaining: 88.27329%
Est. PHL: 0.5874%
0.5874 Remaining: 88.27329%
Est. PHL: 0.5874%
Transport to market 87.27329 Remaining: 87.27329%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 87.27329%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.97329 Remaining: 85.97329%
Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3 Remaining: 85.97329%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

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

Nutrition

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

Total number

18,720

people, 0.1%


Children 1-3

42,423

children, 1.3%


Pregnant women 19-30

15,356

women, 6.0%


Men 31-50

13,594

men, 0.5%

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