Nigeria, Millet, 2020

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2020 was 186,345 tonnes or 9.8% which had an estimated value of more than 94 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 678 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 815 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 1,905,430 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.8% / 186,345 tonnes / > 94 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.22033 Production quantity: 1,905,430 tonnes 9.8 Estimated PHL: 186,345 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 93.18607 Remaining: 93.18607%
Est. PHL: 1.31393%
1.31393 Remaining: 93.18607%
Est. PHL: 1.31393%
Transport from field 90.68607 Remaining: 90.68607%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 90.68607%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.83557 Remaining: 89.83557%
Est. PHL: 0.8505%
0.8505 Remaining: 89.83557%
Est. PHL: 0.8505%
Transport to market 89.83557 Remaining: 89.83557%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 89.83557%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 89.83557 Remaining: 89.83557%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 89.83557%
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

815,994

people, 0.4%


Children 1-3

1,884,729

children, 9.6%


Pregnant women 19-30

682,211

women, 29.3%


Men 31-50

603,946

men, 3.2%

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