Mali, Rice, 2016

Mali's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2016 was 307,102 tonnes or 11.0% which had an estimated value of more than 182 million US dollar, which corresponds to 3.5% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 1,071 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Ségou.

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 806907
2012 1938364
2013 2235417
2014 2190328
2015 1776241
2016 2804401
2017 2731055
2018 3191025
2019 1776241
2020 1776241
Produced 2,804,401 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.0% / 307,102 tonnes / > 182 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.0493 Production quantity: 2,804,401 tonnes 11.0 Estimated PHL: 307,102 tonnes

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

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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 88.59185 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0.11768%
0.11768 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0.11768%
Transport to market 88.59185 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.59185 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 88.59185%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

1,315,551

people, 6.9%


Children 1-3

2,978,097

children, 143.4%


Pregnant women 19-30

1,077,975

women, 606.7%


Men 31-50

954,307

men, 58.6%

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