Kenya, Rice, 2013

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2013 was 16,273 tonnes or 23.5%.

As for nutrition 58 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 68 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 Central.

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 69,193 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 23.5% / 16,273 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
76.481 Production quantity: 69,193 tonnes 23.5 Estimated PHL: 16,273 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 84.3558 Remaining: 84.3558%
Est. PHL: 15.6442% 		15.6442 Remaining: 84.3558%
Est. PHL: 15.6442%
Threshing and Shelling 81.21866 Remaining: 81.21866%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 81.21866%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 78.71866 Remaining: 78.71866%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 78.71866%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 77.46866 Remaining: 77.46866%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 77.46866%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 77.45961 Remaining: 77.45961%
Est. PHL: 0.00905% 		0.00905 Remaining: 77.45961%
Est. PHL: 0.00905%
Transport to market 76.45961 Remaining: 76.45961%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 76.45961%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 73.80961 Remaining: 73.80961%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 73.80961%
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

68,554

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

161,880

children, 3.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

58,595

women, 19.9%

Men 31-50

51,873

men, 1.0%

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