Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 352,500 tonnes in 2003 to 984,908 tonnes in 2019. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 11.7% and 12.0%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2020 with a value of over 970 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Nigeria, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Kaduna. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated rice lost postharvest ranged from 1,479,971 people in 2003 to 4,135,134 people in 2019.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 4,900,249 tonnes | 8,435,610 tonnes | 8,171,770 tonnes | 8,341,970 tonnes | 4,900,249 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 574,098 tonnes | 984,908 tonnes | 954,142 tonnes | 974,257 tonnes | 574,098 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| Financial value | > 549 million USD | > 882 million USD | > 970 million USD | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.7% | 0.9% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 2,410,350 people | 4,135,134 people | 4,005,961 people | 4,090,415 people | 2,410,350 people |
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