Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for wheat ranged from 317,939 tonnes in 2006 to 1,770,851 tonnes in 2005. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 12.5% and 14.2%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2005 with a value of over 406 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest wheat loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Ethiopia, on average the highest quantity of wheat production occurs in Oromia.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 4,762,485 tonnes | 4,343,027 tonnes | 4,343,027 tonnes | 4,343,027 tonnes | 4,343,027 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 673,664 tonnes | 614,474 tonnes | 614,474 tonnes | 614,474 tonnes | 614,474 tonnes |
| Loss % | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Financial value | > 342 million USD | > 352 million USD | > 325 million USD | > 398 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 1.3% | 1.1% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | – | – | – | – | – |
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