Madagascar, All cereals, 2021

In 2021, Madagascar's annual estimated postharvest losses were 452,149 tonnes for rice, 64,701 tonnes for maize. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.6% for maize and 11.4% for rice.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Madagascar, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Vakinankaratra, for maize in Vakinankaratra.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Madagascar in 2021

Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Maize
Production quantity in tonnes 3,952,493 tonnes 367,344 tonnes
Loss % 11.4% 17.6%
Losses in tonnes 452,149 tonnes 64,701 tonnes
Financial value – –
% of national agricultural GDP – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop – –

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Maize 85.87 Crop left: 85.87% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.04 Crop left: 88.04% 0.7 Estimated PHL: 0.7%
Maize 81.08 Crop left: 81.08% 4.8 Estimated PHL: 4.8%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.04 Crop left: 88.04% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 81.08 Crop left: 81.08% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.04 Crop left: 88.04% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 81.08 Crop left: 81.08% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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