Madagascar, Maize, 2018

Madagascar's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2018 was 38,044 tonnes or 17.7%.

As for nutrition 137 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 164 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, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Itasy.

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 367344
2012 447946
2013 379246
2014 366174
2015 329367
2016 316333
2017 281488
2018 214999
2019 219222
2020 224884
Produced 214,999 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 17.7% / 38,044 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.3049 Production quantity: 214,999 tonnes 17.7 Estimated PHL: 38,044 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 85.87265 Remaining: 85.87265%
Est. PHL: 2.38735% 		2.38735 Remaining: 85.87265%
Est. PHL: 2.38735%
Household-level storage 80.9848 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 4.88785% 		4.88785 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 4.88785%
Transport to market 80.9848 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 80.9848 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.9848%
Est. PHL: 0%

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