Burundi, Rice, 2021

Burundi's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2021 was 12,601 tonnes or 11.9%.

As for nutrition 45 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 55 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 Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Bubanza.

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 128965
2012 81811
2013 72095
2014 93045
2015 105748
2016 79937
2017 83303
2018 83021
2019 105748
2020 105748
Produced 105,748 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.9% / 12,601 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.0843 Production quantity: 105,748 tonnes 11.9 Estimated PHL: 12,601 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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333% 		4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 1.2% 		1.2 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 1.2%
Transport to market 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.50953%
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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

55,047

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

125,344

children, 10.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

45,370

women, 37.4%

Men 31-50

40,165

men, 4.2%

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