Burkina Faso, Maize, 2014

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2014 was 383,710 tonnes or 26.8%.

As for nutrition 1,339 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 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 1,433,086 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 26.8% / 383,710 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
73.2249 Production quantity: 1,433,086 tonnes 26.8 Estimated PHL: 383,710 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 84.7303 Remaining: 84.7303%
Est. PHL: 15.2697% 		15.2697 Remaining: 84.7303%
Est. PHL: 15.2697%
Further drying 80.7303 Remaining: 80.7303%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 80.7303%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 79.4103 Remaining: 79.4103%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 79.4103%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 77.05208 Remaining: 77.05208%
Est. PHL: 2.35822% 		2.35822 Remaining: 77.05208%
Est. PHL: 2.35822%
Household-level storage 68.78664 Remaining: 68.78664%
Est. PHL: 8.26544% 		8.26544 Remaining: 68.78664%
Est. PHL: 8.26544%
Transport to market 67.13664 Remaining: 67.13664%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 67.13664%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 64.48664 Remaining: 64.48664%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 64.48664%
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

1,621,098

people, 8.2%

Children 1-3

3,720,992

children, 185.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,346,879

women, 712.5%

Men 31-50

1,192,362

men, 67.4%

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