Lesotho, Maize, 2014

Lesotho's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2014 was 14,615 tonnes or 16.2%.

As for nutrition 50 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 58 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, Further drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Berea.

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 70311
2012 42470
2013 86324
2014 90073
2015 65637
2016 19182
2017 172666
2018 109911
2019 24620
2020 25160
Produced 90,073 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.2% / 14,615 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.7739 Production quantity: 90,073 tonnes 16.2 Estimated PHL: 14,615 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 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.84333 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667% 		2.41667 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667%
Household-level storage 82.71813 Remaining: 82.71813%
Est. PHL: 3.1252% 		3.1252 Remaining: 82.71813%
Est. PHL: 3.1252%
Transport to market 81.06813 Remaining: 81.06813%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 81.06813%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 78.41813 Remaining: 78.41813%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.41813%
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 maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

58,643

people, 2.6%

Children 1-3

140,919

children, 81.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

51,008

women, 612.5%

Men 31-50

45,156

men, 19.4%

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