Angola, Sorghum, 2020

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2020 was 4,134 tonnes or 11.8%.

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, 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 34,991 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.8% / 4,134 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.1856 Production quantity: 34,991 tonnes 11.8 Estimated PHL: 4,134 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 95.787 Remaining: 95.787%
Est. PHL: 4.213% 		4.213 Remaining: 95.787%
Est. PHL: 4.213%
Threshing and Shelling 92.187 Remaining: 92.187%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 92.187%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 92.187 Remaining: 92.187%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 92.187%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 90.02033 Remaining: 90.02033%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 90.02033%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 86.23205 Remaining: 86.23205%
Est. PHL: 3.78828% 		3.78828 Remaining: 86.23205%
Est. PHL: 3.78828%
Transport to market 85.23205 Remaining: 85.23205%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 85.23205%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 83.93205 Remaining: 83.93205%
Est. PHL: 1.3% 		1.3 Remaining: 83.93205%
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

18,501

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

41,927

children, 1.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

15,176

women, 5.9%

Men 31-50

13,435

men, 0.5%

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