Ethiopia, Wheat, 2021

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2021 was 614,474 tonnes or 14.1% which had an estimated value of more than 398 million US dollar.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Household-level storage, Harvesting/field drying, and then Threshing and Shelling. 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 2992218
2012 2939253
2013 3466869
2014 3988796
2015 4271131
2016 4272358
2017 4574004
2018 4762485
2019 4343027
2020 4343027
Produced 4,343,027 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 14.1% / 614,474 tonnes / > 398 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
85.8515 Production quantity: 4,343,027 tonnes 14.1 Estimated PHL: 614,474 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 95.56667 Remaining: 95.56667%
Est. PHL: 4.43333% 		4.43333 Remaining: 95.56667%
Est. PHL: 4.43333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.06667 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing 92.06667 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.56667 Remaining: 89.56667%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.56667%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 84.79845 Remaining: 84.79845%
Est. PHL: 4.76822% 		4.76822 Remaining: 84.79845%
Est. PHL: 4.76822%
Transport to market 83.79845 Remaining: 83.79845%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 83.79845%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 81.14845 Remaining: 81.14845%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 81.14845%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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