Benin, Maize, 2005

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2005 was 138,552 tonnes or 16.7%.

As for nutrition 483 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 578 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, Further drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Plateau.

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 1165957
2012 1174564
2013 1345819
2014 1354344
2015 1286060
2016 1376683
2017 1514913
2018 1543974
2019 1580751
2020 1611615
Produced 829,380 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.7% / 138,552 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.2945 Production quantity: 829,380 tonnes 16.7 Estimated PHL: 138,552 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 82.7109 Remaining: 82.7109%
Est. PHL: 3.19196% 		3.19196 Remaining: 82.7109%
Est. PHL: 3.19196%
Transport to market 81.0609 Remaining: 81.0609%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 81.0609%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 78.4109 Remaining: 78.4109%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.4109%
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

578,391

people, 5.0%

Children 1-3

1,343,596

children, 121.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

486,338

women, 398.4%

Men 31-50

430,545

men, 40.0%

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