Ethiopia, Rice, 2009

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2009 was 130 tonnes or 11.6%.

As for nutrition 466 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 Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Benshangul-Gumaz.

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 0
2012 88618
2013 115122
2014 88545
2015 126872
2016 121126
2017 129133
2018 126407
2019 79688
2020 79688
Produced 1,119 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.6% / 130 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.356 Production quantity: 1,119 tonnes 11.6 Estimated PHL: 130 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 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 88.05224 Remaining: 88.05224%
Est. PHL: 0.65729%
0.65729 Remaining: 88.05224%
Est. PHL: 0.65729%
Transport to market 87.05224 Remaining: 87.05224%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 87.05224%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.40224 Remaining: 84.40224%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 84.40224%
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

549

people, 0.0%


Children 1-3

1,296

children, 0.0%


Pregnant women 19-30

469

women, 0.0%


Men 31-50

415

men, 0.0%

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