Burkina Faso, Maize, 2017

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2017 was 263,079 tonnes or 17.2%.

As for nutrition 918 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 1,533,432 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 17.2% / 263,079 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.8438 Production quantity: 1,533,432 tonnes 17.2 Estimated PHL: 263,079 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 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.90204 Remaining: 85.90204%
Est. PHL: 2.35796% 		2.35796 Remaining: 85.90204%
Est. PHL: 2.35796%
Household-level storage 81.58164 Remaining: 81.58164%
Est. PHL: 4.3204% 		4.3204 Remaining: 81.58164%
Est. PHL: 4.3204%
Transport to market 79.93164 Remaining: 79.93164%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 79.93164%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 77.28164 Remaining: 77.28164%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 77.28164%
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

1,111,458

people, 5.6%

Children 1-3

2,551,189

children, 127.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

923,448

women, 488.5%

Men 31-50

817,508

men, 46.2%

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