Senegal, Maize, 2021

Senegal's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2021 was 124,130 tonnes or 16.3%.

As for nutrition 433 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 519 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, Further drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Kolda.

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 164305
2012 124092
2013 238961
2014 225902
2015 178733
2016 304298
2017 400461
2018 417261
2019 480141
2020 339699
Produced 761,882 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.3% / 124,130 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.7075 Production quantity: 761,882 tonnes 16.3 Estimated PHL: 124,130 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 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.87301 Remaining: 85.87301%
Est. PHL: 2.38699% 		2.38699 Remaining: 85.87301%
Est. PHL: 2.38699%
Household-level storage 82.74285 Remaining: 82.74285%
Est. PHL: 3.13016% 		3.13016 Remaining: 82.74285%
Est. PHL: 3.13016%
Transport to market 81.09285 Remaining: 81.09285%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 81.09285%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 78.44285 Remaining: 78.44285%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.44285%
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

519,841

people, 3.2%

Children 1-3

1,203,738

children, 76.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

435,714

women, 294.8%

Men 31-50

385,728

men, 25.6%

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