Burkina Faso, Maize, 2022

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2022 was 197,799 tonnes or 17.1%.

As for nutrition 690 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 835 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 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 1,154,779 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 17.1% / 197,799 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.8713 Production quantity: 1,154,779 tonnes 17.1 Estimated PHL: 197,799 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 85.90175 Remaining: 85.90175%
Est. PHL: 2.35825% 		2.35825 Remaining: 85.90175%
Est. PHL: 2.35825%
Household-level storage 81.63593 Remaining: 81.63593%
Est. PHL: 4.26582% 		4.26582 Remaining: 81.63593%
Est. PHL: 4.26582%
Transport to market 79.98593 Remaining: 79.98593%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 79.98593%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 77.33593 Remaining: 77.33593%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 77.33593%
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

835,659

people, 4.2%

Children 1-3

1,918,133

children, 95.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

694,302

women, 367.3%

Men 31-50

614,650

men, 34.7%

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