Burkina Faso, Sorghum, 2022

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2022 was 194,849 tonnes or 12.1%.

As for nutrition 670 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 811 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. 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 1505535
2012 1923806
2013 1880465
2014 1707613
2015 1435640
2016 1663843
2017 1365898
2018 1929834
2019 1871790
2020 1839574
Produced 1,606,012 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.1% / 194,849 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.8675 Production quantity: 1,606,012 tonnes 12.1 Estimated PHL: 194,849 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 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55% 		4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 88.1125 Remaining: 88.1125%
Est. PHL: 1.57083% 		1.57083 Remaining: 88.1125%
Est. PHL: 1.57083%
Transport to market 87.1125 Remaining: 87.1125%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.1125%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.4625 Remaining: 84.4625%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.4625%
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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

811,406

people, 4.1%

Children 1-3

1,862,463

children, 92.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

674,151

women, 356.6%

Men 31-50

596,811

men, 33.7%

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