Benin, Rice, 2008

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2008 was 23,763 tonnes or 22.5%.

As for nutrition 82 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 99 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 Alibori.

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 218939
2012 219102
2013 206943
2014 234146
2015 204310
2016 281427
2017 361336
2018 374706
2019 406083
2020 411577
Produced 105,599 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 22.5% / 23,763 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
77.4973 Production quantity: 105,599 tonnes 22.5 Estimated PHL: 23,763 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 85.6577 Remaining: 85.6577%
Est. PHL: 14.3423% 		14.3423 Remaining: 85.6577%
Est. PHL: 14.3423%
Threshing and Shelling 82.52056 Remaining: 82.52056%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 82.52056%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 80.02056 Remaining: 80.02056%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 80.02056%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 78.77056 Remaining: 78.77056%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 78.77056%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 78.77056 Remaining: 78.77056%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 78.77056%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market 77.77056 Remaining: 77.77056%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 77.77056%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 75.12056 Remaining: 75.12056%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 75.12056%
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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

99,198

people, 0.9%

Children 1-3

230,435

children, 20.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

83,410

women, 68.3%

Men 31-50

73,841

men, 6.9%

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