Somalia's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for sorghum ranged from 6,632 tonnes in 2005 to 21,830 tonnes in 2002. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 10.5% and 12.4%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2011 with a value of over 8 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest sorghum loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Somalia, on average the highest quantity of sorghum production occurs in Bay. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated sorghum lost postharvest ranged from 27,552 people in 2005 to 90,696 people in 2002.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 135,896 tonnes | 127,765 tonnes | 93,998 tonnes | 61,193 tonnes | 121,992 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 15,924 tonnes | 15,056 tonnes | 11,091 tonnes | 7,236 tonnes | 14,379 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Financial value | > 4 million USD | > 4 million USD | > 2 million USD | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 66,159 people | 62,551 people | 46,077 people | 30,062 people | 59,739 people |
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