Guinea-Bissau, Rice, 2020

Guinea-Bissau's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2020 was 12,078 tonnes or 11.9%.

As for nutrition 42 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 50 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 Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Oio.

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 175213
2012 198503
2013 216477
2014 101366
2015 101366
2016 101366
2017 101366
2018 101366
2019 101366
2020 101366
Produced 101,366 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.9% / 12,078 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.0843 Production quantity: 101,366 tonnes 11.9 Estimated PHL: 12,078 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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 1.2%
1.2 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 1.2%
Transport to market 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.50953 Remaining: 87.50953%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 87.50953%
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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

50,220

people, 2.6%


Children 1-3

117,129

children, 65.4%


Pregnant women 19-30

women, %


Men 31-50

37,533

men, 20.3%

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