Angola, Wheat, 2021

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2021 was 846 tonnes or 13.9%.

As for nutrition 2 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 3 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 Household-level storage, Harvesting/field drying, 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	6067
2012	6067
2013	6067
2014	6067
2015	6067
2016	6067
2017	6067
2018	4474
2019	4357
2020	9369

Produced	6,067 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	13.9% / 846 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
86.0639 Production quantity: 6,067 tonnes	13.9 Estimated PHL: 846 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	95.85785 Remaining: 95.85785% Est. PHL: 4.14215%	4.14215 Remaining: 95.85785% Est. PHL: 4.14215%
Threshing and Shelling	92.35785 Remaining: 92.35785% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 92.35785% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing	92.35785 Remaining: 92.35785% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 92.35785% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	89.85785 Remaining: 89.85785% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 89.85785% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	84.10785 Remaining: 84.10785% Est. PHL: 5.75%	5.75 Remaining: 84.10785% Est. PHL: 5.75%
Transport to market	83.10785 Remaining: 83.10785% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 83.10785% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	81.80785 Remaining: 81.80785% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 81.80785% 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 wheat that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

3,431

people, 0.0%

Children 1-3

7,776

children, 0.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

2,815

women, 1.1%

Men 31-50

2,492

men, 0.1%

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