Kenya, Sorghum, 2020

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2020 was 39,981 tonnes or 12.6%.

As for nutrition 135 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 159 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 Eastern.

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 159877
2012 166627
2013 177151
2014 177151
2015 177151
2016 177151
2017 177151
2018 177151
2019 313789
2020 316256
Produced 316,256 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.6% / 39,981 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.3581 Production quantity: 316,256 tonnes 12.6 Estimated PHL: 39,981 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 89.51589 Remaining: 89.51589%
Est. PHL: 0.16744% 		0.16744 Remaining: 89.51589%
Est. PHL: 0.16744%
Transport to market 88.51589 Remaining: 88.51589%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.51589%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.86589 Remaining: 85.86589%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.86589%
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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

159,486

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

376,600

children, 8.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

136,317

women, 46.2%

Men 31-50

120,679

men, 2.2%

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