Angola, Sorghum, 2013

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2013 was 6,022 tonnes or 13.0%.

As for nutrition 21 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 26 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 Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Cuando Cubango.

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	62169
2012	11491
2013	46375
2014	48225
2015	41056
2016	41056
2017	41056
2018	39788
2019	32257
2020	34991

Produced	46,375 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	13.0% / 6,022 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
87.0144 Production quantity: 46,375 tonnes	13.0 Estimated PHL: 6,022 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	95.54191 Remaining: 95.54191% Est. PHL: 4.45809%	4.45809 Remaining: 95.54191% Est. PHL: 4.45809%
Threshing and Shelling	91.94191 Remaining: 91.94191% Est. PHL: 3.6%	3.6 Remaining: 91.94191% Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing	91.94191 Remaining: 91.94191% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.94191% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	89.77524 Remaining: 89.77524% Est. PHL: 2.16667%	2.16667 Remaining: 89.77524% Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage	85.95735 Remaining: 85.95735% Est. PHL: 3.81789%	3.81789 Remaining: 85.95735% Est. PHL: 3.81789%
Transport to market	84.95735 Remaining: 84.95735% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 84.95735% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	83.65735 Remaining: 83.65735% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 83.65735% Est. PHL: 1.3%

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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

26,951

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

61,076

children, 1.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

22,107

women, 8.7%

Men 31-50

19,571

men, 0.8%

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