Guinea, Sorghum, 2022

Guinea's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2022 was 31,145 tonnes or 12.4%.

As for nutrition 107 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 127 thousand 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 Kankan.

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 247212
2012 251044
2013 254935
2014 251064
2015 251064
2016 251064
2017 251064
2018 251064
2019 251064
2020 251064
Produced 251,064 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.4% / 31,145 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.5946 Production quantity: 251,064 tonnes 12.4 Estimated PHL: 31,145 tonnes

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

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 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 2.69444%
2.69444 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 2.69444%
Transport to market 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

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

127,566

people, 1.0%


Children 1-3

297,703

children, 24.2%


Pregnant women 19-30

107,759

women, 82.2%


Men 31-50

95,397

men, 7.7%

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