Ethiopia, Rice, 2018

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2018 was 15,814 tonnes or 12.5%.

As for nutrition 56 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 66 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 Amara.

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 126,407 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.5% / 15,814 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.4895 Production quantity: 126,407 tonnes 12.5 Estimated PHL: 15,814 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 87.62446 Remaining: 87.62446%
Est. PHL: 1.08507% 		1.08507 Remaining: 87.62446%
Est. PHL: 1.08507%
Transport to market 86.62446 Remaining: 86.62446%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.62446%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 83.97446 Remaining: 83.97446%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 83.97446%
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

66,623

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

157,312

children, 1.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

56,942

women, 5.9%

Men 31-50

50,409

men, 0.5%

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