Benin's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 7,256 tonnes in 2000 to 70,587 tonnes in 2021. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 13.5% and 24.4%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2021 with a value of over 63 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Benin, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Alibori. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated rice lost postharvest ranged from 30,289 people in 2000 to 294,669 people in 2021.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 374,706 tonnes | 406,083 tonnes | 411,577 tonnes | 519,667 tonnes | 196,605 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 50,947 tonnes | 55,247 tonnes | 55,897 tonnes | 70,587 tonnes | 26,737 tonnes |
| Loss % | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| Financial value | > 50 million USD | > 46 million USD | > 48 million USD | > 63 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 1.3% | 1.2% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 212,679 people | 230,633 people | 233,343 people | 294,669 people | 111,614 people |
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