Kenya, Rice, 2009

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2009 was 9,464 tonnes or 22.7%.

As for nutrition 33 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 39 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 Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Nyanza.

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	8195
2012	126638
2013	69193
2014	69193
2015	69193
2016	69193
2017	69193
2018	69193
2019	102924
2020	130013

Produced	41,610 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	22.7% / 9,464 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
77.2552 Production quantity: 41,610 tonnes	22.7 Estimated PHL: 9,464 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	85.6988 Remaining: 85.6988% Est. PHL: 14.3012%	14.3012 Remaining: 85.6988% Est. PHL: 14.3012%
Threshing and Shelling	82.56166 Remaining: 82.56166% Est. PHL: 3.13714%	3.13714 Remaining: 82.56166% Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing	80.06166 Remaining: 80.06166% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 80.06166% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field	78.81166 Remaining: 78.81166% Est. PHL: 1.25%	1.25 Remaining: 78.81166% Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage	78.81166 Remaining: 78.81166% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 78.81166% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market	77.81166 Remaining: 77.81166% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 77.81166% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	75.16166 Remaining: 75.16166% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 75.16166% Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

39,869

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

94,144

children, 2.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

34,077

women, 11.6%

Men 31-50

30,168

men, 0.6%

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