Congo, Rice, 2018

Congo's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2018 was 28 tonnes or 11.9%.

As for nutrition 98 million kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 0 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 Niari.

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	70
2012	70
2013	70
2014	61
2015	53
2016	0
2017	1
2018	231
2019	70
2020	70

Produced	231 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	11.9% / 28 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
88.0843 Production quantity: 231 tonnes	11.9 Estimated PHL: 28 tonnes

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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 ›