Burkina Faso, Maize, 2008

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2008 was 214,457 tonnes or 21.2%.

As for nutrition 748 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 906 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 Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Hauts-Bassins.

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 1076747
2012 1556315
2013 1585420
2014 1433086
2015 1469611
2016 1602525
2017 1533432
2018 1700127
2019 1710896
2020 1920102
Produced 1,013,628 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 21.2% / 214,457 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
78.8426 Production quantity: 1,013,628 tonnes 21.2 Estimated PHL: 214,457 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 91.43823 Remaining: 91.43823%
Est. PHL: 8.56177% 		8.56177 Remaining: 91.43823%
Est. PHL: 8.56177%
Further drying 87.43823 Remaining: 87.43823%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 87.43823%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 86.11823 Remaining: 86.11823%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 86.11823%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 83.75998 Remaining: 83.75998%
Est. PHL: 2.35825% 		2.35825 Remaining: 83.75998%
Est. PHL: 2.35825%
Household-level storage 74.68152 Remaining: 74.68152%
Est. PHL: 9.07846% 		9.07846 Remaining: 74.68152%
Est. PHL: 9.07846%
Transport to market 73.03152 Remaining: 73.03152%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 73.03152%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 70.38152 Remaining: 70.38152%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 70.38152%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

Total number

906,039

people, 4.6%

Children 1-3

2,079,678

children, 103.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

752,776

women, 398.2%

Men 31-50

666,416

men, 37.7%

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