Nigeria, Millet, 2015

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2015 was 147,805 tonnes or 10.0% which had an estimated value of more than 61 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.1% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 538 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 647 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, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Yobe.

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	1273284
2012	1282614
2013	3312751
2014	1634900
2015	1477260
2016	3312751
2017	3312751
2018	3312751
2019	1925120
2020	1905430

Produced	1,477,260 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	10.0% / 147,805 tonnes / > 61 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
89.9946 Production quantity: 1,477,260 tonnes	10.0 Estimated PHL: 147,805 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	96.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	92.99153 Remaining: 92.99153% Est. PHL: 1.50847%	1.50847 Remaining: 92.99153% Est. PHL: 1.50847%
Transport from field	90.49153 Remaining: 90.49153% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 90.49153% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	89.58834 Remaining: 89.58834% Est. PHL: 0.90319%	0.90319 Remaining: 89.58834% Est. PHL: 0.90319%
Transport to market	89.58834 Remaining: 89.58834% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 89.58834% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	89.58834 Remaining: 89.58834% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 89.58834% 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 millet that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

647,232

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

1,494,933

children, 7.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

541,118

women, 23.2%

Men 31-50

479,039

men, 2.5%

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