Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2022 was 614,474 tonnes or 14.1%.
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.
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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
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
85.8515Production quantity: 4,343,027 tonnes
14.1Estimated PHL: 614,474 tonnes
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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
100Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying
95.56667Remaining: 95.56667% Est. PHL: 4.43333%
4.43333Remaining: 95.56667% Est. PHL: 4.43333%
Threshing and Shelling
92.06667Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
92.06667Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field
89.56667Remaining: 89.56667% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 89.56667% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
84.79845Remaining: 84.79845% Est. PHL: 4.76822%
4.76822Remaining: 84.79845% Est. PHL: 4.76822%
Transport to market
83.79845Remaining: 83.79845% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 83.79845% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
81.14845Remaining: 81.14845% Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65Remaining: 81.14845% Est. PHL: 2.65%
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