Eswatini, Maize, 2020

Eswatini's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2020 was 11,872 tonnes or 16.1%.

As for nutrition 41 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 47 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 Shiselweni.

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 70699
2012 81933
2013 118871
2014 93654
2015 33461
2016 84344
2017 73553
2018 73553
2019 73553
2020 73553
Produced 73,553 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.1% / 11,872 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.859 Production quantity: 73,553 tonnes 16.1 Estimated PHL: 11,872 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 85.84333 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667% 		2.41667 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667%
Household-level storage 82.87156 Remaining: 82.87156%
Est. PHL: 2.97177% 		2.97177 Remaining: 82.87156%
Est. PHL: 2.97177%
Transport to market 81.22156 Remaining: 81.22156%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 81.22156%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 78.57156 Remaining: 78.57156%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.57156%
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

47,973

people, 3.4%

Children 1-3

114,470

children, 104.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

41,434

women, 504.8%

Men 31-50

36,681

men, 27.4%

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