Lesotho, Maize, 2016

Lesotho's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2016 was 2,941 tonnes or 15.3%.

As for nutrition 10 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 11 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 Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Leribe.

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 19,182 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 15.3% / 2,941 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
84.6676 Production quantity: 19,182 tonnes 15.3 Estimated PHL: 2,941 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 83.80177 Remaining: 83.80177%
Est. PHL: 2.04156% 		2.04156 Remaining: 83.80177%
Est. PHL: 2.04156%
Transport to market 82.15177 Remaining: 82.15177%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 82.15177%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 79.50177 Remaining: 79.50177%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 79.50177%
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

11,801

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

28,357

children, 16.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

10,264

women, 123.3%

Men 31-50

9,087

men, 3.9%

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