Mozambique, Rice, 2011

Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2011 was 19,383 tonnes or 11.8% which had an estimated value of more than 17 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.5% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 67 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 81 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Zambézia.

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 164222
2012 113293
2013 164222
2014 167485
2015 137482
2016 164222
2017 164222
2018 164222
2019 164222
2020 164222
Produced 164,222 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.8% / 19,383 tonnes / > 17 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.1972 Production quantity: 164,222 tonnes 11.8 Estimated PHL: 19,383 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 92.49489 Remaining: 92.49489%
Est. PHL: 3.10178%
3.10178 Remaining: 92.49489%
Est. PHL: 3.10178%
Winnowing 89.99489 Remaining: 89.99489%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 89.99489%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.74489 Remaining: 88.74489%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25 Remaining: 88.74489%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 87.72651 Remaining: 87.72651%
Est. PHL: 1.01838%
1.01838 Remaining: 87.72651%
Est. PHL: 1.01838%
Transport to market 86.72651 Remaining: 86.72651%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 86.72651%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.42651 Remaining: 85.42651%
Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3 Remaining: 85.42651%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

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

81,472

people, 0.3%


Children 1-3

186,886

children, 6.1%


Pregnant women 19-30

67,647

women, 31.9%


Men 31-50

59,886

men, 2.4%

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