Namibia, Maize, 2008

Namibia's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2008 was 9,083 tonnes or 15.5%.

As for nutrition 31 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 36 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 Kavango.

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 58108
2012 58108
2013 58108
2014 58108
2015 58108
2016 58108
2017 58108
2018 58108
2019 58108
2020 58108
Produced 58,635 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 15.5% / 9,083 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
84.51 Production quantity: 58,635 tonnes 15.5 Estimated PHL: 9,083 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 95.05035 Remaining: 95.05035%
Est. PHL: 4.94965% 		4.94965 Remaining: 95.05035%
Est. PHL: 4.94965%
Further drying 91.33204 Remaining: 91.33204%
Est. PHL: 3.71831% 		3.71831 Remaining: 91.33204%
Est. PHL: 3.71831%
Threshing and Shelling 89.4869 Remaining: 89.4869%
Est. PHL: 1.84514% 		1.84514 Remaining: 89.4869%
Est. PHL: 1.84514%
Transport from field 87.36077 Remaining: 87.36077%
Est. PHL: 2.12613% 		2.12613 Remaining: 87.36077%
Est. PHL: 2.12613%
Household-level storage 83.22702 Remaining: 83.22702%
Est. PHL: 4.13375% 		4.13375 Remaining: 83.22702%
Est. PHL: 4.13375%
Transport to market 82.12281 Remaining: 82.12281%
Est. PHL: 1.10421% 		1.10421 Remaining: 82.12281%
Est. PHL: 1.10421%
Market storage 79.47281 Remaining: 79.47281%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 79.47281%
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

36,684

people, 1.4%

Children 1-3

87,573

children, 41.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

31,699

women, 161.5%

Men 31-50

28,062

men, 10.5%

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