Kenya, Rice, 2019

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2019 was 13,759 tonnes or 13.4%.

As for nutrition 49 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 57 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 102,924 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.4% / 13,759 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.6323 Production quantity: 102,924 tonnes 13.4 Estimated PHL: 13,759 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 88.70751 Remaining: 88.70751%
Est. PHL: 0.00202% 		0.00202 Remaining: 88.70751%
Est. PHL: 0.00202%
Transport to market 87.70751 Remaining: 87.70751%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.70751%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.05751 Remaining: 85.05751%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.05751%
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

57,960

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

136,863

children, 3.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

49,540

women, 16.8%

Men 31-50

43,857

men, 0.8%

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