Benin, Maize, 2008

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2008 was 262,851 tonnes or 24.2%.

As for nutrition 917 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Collines.

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 1,085,340 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 24.2% / 262,851 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
75.7817 Production quantity: 1,085,340 tonnes 24.2 Estimated PHL: 262,851 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 85.7895 Remaining: 85.7895%
Est. PHL: 14.2105% 		14.2105 Remaining: 85.7895%
Est. PHL: 14.2105%
Further drying 81.7895 Remaining: 81.7895%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 81.7895%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 80.4695 Remaining: 80.4695%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 80.4695%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 78.11236 Remaining: 78.11236%
Est. PHL: 2.35714% 		2.35714 Remaining: 78.11236%
Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage 73.33259 Remaining: 73.33259%
Est. PHL: 4.77977% 		4.77977 Remaining: 73.33259%
Est. PHL: 4.77977%
Transport to market 71.68259 Remaining: 71.68259%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 71.68259%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 69.03259 Remaining: 69.03259%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 69.03259%
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

1,097,282

people, 9.6%

Children 1-3

2,548,973

children, 230.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

922,646

women, 755.8%

Men 31-50

816,798

men, 76.0%

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