Ethiopia, Sorghum, 2020

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2020 was 456,992 tonnes or 12.5% which had an estimated value of more than 160 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 1,549 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Oromia.

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 4000137
2012 3983772
2013 3643921
2014 3841678
2015 4238705
2016 4351245
2017 4786205
2018 5263483
2019 3652267
2020 3652267
Produced 3,652,267 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.5% / 456,992 tonnes / > 160 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.4874 Production quantity: 3,652,267 tonnes 12.5 Estimated PHL: 456,992 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 86.96621 Remaining: 86.96621%
Est. PHL: 2.71712%
2.71712 Remaining: 86.96621%
Est. PHL: 2.71712%
Transport to market 85.96621 Remaining: 85.96621%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 85.96621%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 83.31621 Remaining: 83.31621%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 83.31621%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

1,823,059

people, 1.7%


Children 1-3

4,304,659

children, 46.3%


Pregnant women 19-30

1,558,148

women, 162.3%


Men 31-50

1,379,394

men, 13.6%

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