Angola, Sorghum, 2018

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2018 was 5,238 tonnes or 13.2%.

As for nutrition 19 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 23 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 Huíla.

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	39,788 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	13.2% / 5,238 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
86.8348 Production quantity: 39,788 tonnes	13.2 Estimated PHL: 5,238 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	95.46923 Remaining: 95.46923% Est. PHL: 4.53077%	4.53077 Remaining: 95.46923% Est. PHL: 4.53077%
Threshing and Shelling	91.86923 Remaining: 91.86923% Est. PHL: 3.6%	3.6 Remaining: 91.86923% Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing	91.86923 Remaining: 91.86923% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.86923% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	89.70256 Remaining: 89.70256% Est. PHL: 2.16667%	2.16667 Remaining: 89.70256% Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage	86.06582 Remaining: 86.06582% Est. PHL: 3.63674%	3.63674 Remaining: 86.06582% Est. PHL: 3.63674%
Transport to market	85.06582 Remaining: 85.06582% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 85.06582% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	83.76582 Remaining: 83.76582% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 83.76582% 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

23,443

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

53,125

children, 1.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

19,230

women, 7.5%

Men 31-50

17,024

men, 0.7%

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