Côte d'Ivoire, All cereals, 2021

In 2021, Côte d'Ivoire's annual estimated postharvest losses were 79,711 tonnes for rice, 108,618 tonnes for maize, 4,049 tonnes for millet, 4,115 tonnes for sorghum. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 18.0% for maize and 11.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 71 million USD.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Côte d'Ivoire, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Savanes, for maize in Savanes, for millet in Savanes, for sorghum in Savanes. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 452,161 people.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Côte d'Ivoire in 2021

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Maize Millet Sorghum
Production quantity in tonnes 669,064 tonnes 603,850 tonnes 36,298 tonnes 33,175 tonnes
Loss % 11.9% 18.0% 11.2% 12.4%
Losses in tonnes 79,711 tonnes 108,618 tonnes 4,049 tonnes 4,115 tonnes
Financial value > 71 million USD – – –
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 331,825 people 452,161 people 17,581 people 16,887 people

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | losses in USD › | nutritional losses ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 92.00 Crop left: 92.00% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Maize 85.90 Crop left: 85.90% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Millet 89.50 Crop left: 89.50% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 1.2 Estimated PHL: 1.2%
Maize 80.65 Crop left: 80.65% 5.3 Estimated PHL: 5.3%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 1.2 Estimated PHL: 1.2%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 80.65 Crop left: 80.65% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 80.65 Crop left: 80.65% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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