Angola, Rice, 2020

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2020 was 1,234 tonnes or 11.7% which had an estimated value of more than 2 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 4 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 5 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	10,567 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	11.7% / 1,234 tonnes / > 2 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
88.3231 Production quantity: 10,567 tonnes	11.7 Estimated PHL: 1,234 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	92.55235 Remaining: 92.55235% Est. PHL: 3.04432%	3.04432 Remaining: 92.55235% Est. PHL: 3.04432%
Winnowing	90.05235 Remaining: 90.05235% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 90.05235% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field	88.80235 Remaining: 88.80235% Est. PHL: 1.25%	1.25 Remaining: 88.80235% Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage	88.06787 Remaining: 88.06787% Est. PHL: 0.73448%	0.73448 Remaining: 88.06787% Est. PHL: 0.73448%
Transport to market	87.06787 Remaining: 87.06787% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 87.06787% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	85.76787 Remaining: 85.76787% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 85.76787% 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

5,250

people, 0.0%

Children 1-3

11,897

children, 0.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

4,306

women, 1.7%

Men 31-50

3,812

men, 0.1%

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