Guinea's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 192,287 tonnes in 2010 to 294,951 tonnes in 2021. The estimated loss percentages have been unchanged over time at 11.9%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2021 with a value of over 311 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Guinea, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Kankan. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated rice lost postharvest ranged from 799,020 people in 2010 to 1,225,629 people in 2021.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 2,339,747 tonnes | 2,385,928 tonnes | 2,459,014 tonnes | 2,475,325 tonnes | 2,101,835 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 278,796 tonnes | 284,299 tonnes | 293,008 tonnes | 294,951 tonnes | 250,448 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Financial value | > 280 million USD | > 287 million USD | > 282 million USD | > 311 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 10.6% | 9.9% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,158,499 people | 1,181,365 people | 1,217,552 people | 1,225,629 people | 1,040,699 people |
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