Senegal's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 22,996 tonnes in 2006 to 157,690 tonnes in 2021. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 11.2% and 16.6%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2021 with a value of over 101 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Senegal, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Saint-Louis. 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 96,306 people in 2006 to 660,388 people in 2021.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,007,279 tonnes | 380,277 tonnes | 587,527 tonnes | 1,349,723 tonnes | 1,346,147 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 116,609 tonnes | 44,914 tonnes | 68,207 tonnes | 157,690 tonnes | 156,953 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| Financial value | > 75 million USD | > 26 million USD | > 41 million USD | > 101 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 2.2% | 0.8% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 488,344 people | 188,096 people | 285,643 people | 660,388 people | 657,301 people |
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