Burkina Faso, Maize, 2016

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2016 was 357,246 tonnes or 22.3%.

As for nutrition 1,246 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 Boucle du Mouhoun.

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 1,602,525 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 22.3% / 357,246 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
77.7073 Production quantity: 1,602,525 tonnes 22.3 Estimated PHL: 357,246 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 90.02306 Remaining: 90.02306%
Est. PHL: 9.97694% 		9.97694 Remaining: 90.02306%
Est. PHL: 9.97694%
Further drying 86.02306 Remaining: 86.02306%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 86.02306%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 84.70306 Remaining: 84.70306%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 84.70306%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 82.34513 Remaining: 82.34513%
Est. PHL: 2.35793% 		2.35793 Remaining: 82.34513%
Est. PHL: 2.35793%
Household-level storage 73.91512 Remaining: 73.91512%
Est. PHL: 8.43001% 		8.43001 Remaining: 73.91512%
Est. PHL: 8.43001%
Transport to market 72.26512 Remaining: 72.26512%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 72.26512%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 69.61512 Remaining: 69.61512%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 69.61512%
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

1,509,294

people, 7.6%

Children 1-3

3,464,361

children, 172.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,253,987

women, 663.3%

Men 31-50

1,110,127

men, 62.8%

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