Kenya, Wheat, 2020

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2020 was 53,554 tonnes or 13.2%.

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 Rift Valley.

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 220521
2012 444373
2013 387788
2014 387788
2015 387788
2016 387788
2017 387788
2018 387788
2019 639438
2020 404695
Produced 404,695 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.2% / 53,554 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.7668 Production quantity: 404,695 tonnes 13.2 Estimated PHL: 53,554 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 95.56667 Remaining: 95.56667%
Est. PHL: 4.43333% 		4.43333 Remaining: 95.56667%
Est. PHL: 4.43333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.06667 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing 92.06667 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 92.06667%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.56667 Remaining: 89.56667%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.56667%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.50259 Remaining: 89.50259%
Est. PHL: 0.06408% 		0.06408 Remaining: 89.50259%
Est. PHL: 0.06408%
Transport to market 88.50259 Remaining: 88.50259%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.50259%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.85259 Remaining: 85.85259%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.85259%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›