Senegal, All cereals, 2021

In 2021, Senegal's annual estimated postharvest losses were 157,690 tonnes for rice, 102,072 tonnes for millet, 124,130 tonnes for maize, 43,730 tonnes for sorghum. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.3% for maize and 8.9% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 101 million USD.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Senegal, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Kolda, for millet in Kaffrine, for maize in Kolda, for sorghum in Kaffrine. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated rice grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 660,388 people.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Senegal in 2021

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Millet Maize Sorghum
Production quantity in tonnes 1,349,723 tonnes 1,144,854 tonnes 761,882 tonnes 377,323 tonnes
Loss % 11.7% 8.9% 16.3% 11.6%
Losses in tonnes 157,690 tonnes 102,072 tonnes 124,130 tonnes 43,730 tonnes
Financial value > 101 million USD > 49 million USD – > 16 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 660,388 people 445,840 people 519,841 people 180,513 people

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | losses in USD › | nutritional losses ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Millet 94.09 Crop left: 94.09% 0.4 Estimated PHL: 0.4%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 91.59 Crop left: 91.59% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Maize 85.87 Crop left: 85.87% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.17 Crop left: 88.17% 0.5 Estimated PHL: 0.5%
Millet 91.10 Crop left: 91.10% 0.5 Estimated PHL: 0.5%
Maize 82.74 Crop left: 82.74% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Sorghum 88.09 Crop left: 88.09% 1.6 Estimated PHL: 1.6%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 87.17 Crop left: 87.17% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Millet 90.10 Crop left: 90.10% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Maize 81.09 Crop left: 81.09% 1.7 Estimated PHL: 1.7%
Sorghum 87.09 Crop left: 87.09% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 84.52 Crop left: 84.52% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Millet 87.45 Crop left: 87.45% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Maize 78.44 Crop left: 78.44% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Sorghum 84.44 Crop left: 84.44% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›