Burundi, Maize, 2007

Burundi's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2007 was 21,182 tonnes or 18.0%.

As for nutrition 76 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 93 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 Bururi.

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 130686
2012 154090
2013 170093
2014 127830
2015 162347
2016 243738
2017 228916
2018 290494
2019 162347
2020 162347
Produced 117,709 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 18.0% / 21,182 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.0049 Production quantity: 117,709 tonnes 18.0 Estimated PHL: 21,182 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 85.90286 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714% 		2.35714 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 5.26375% 		5.26375 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 5.26375%
Transport to market 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

93,568

people, 0.8%

Children 1-3

213,060

children, 17.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

77,121

women, 63.5%

Men 31-50

68,273

men, 7.2%

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