Uganda, Sorghum, 2016

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2016 was 50,119 tonnes or 12.6%.

As for nutrition 169 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 208 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Northern.

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 436214
2012 335339
2013 298377
2014 298103
2015 410309
2016 397066
2017 365620
2018 268494
2019 97309
2020 304875
Produced 397,066 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.6% / 50,119 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.3778 Production quantity: 397,066 tonnes 12.6 Estimated PHL: 50,119 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 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 88.33331 Remaining: 88.33331%
Est. PHL: 1.35002%
1.35002 Remaining: 88.33331%
Est. PHL: 1.35002%
Transport to market 87.33331 Remaining: 87.33331%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 87.33331%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.68331 Remaining: 84.68331%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 84.68331%
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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

208,638

people, 0.5%


Children 1-3

472,094

children, 9.8%


Pregnant women 19-30

170,883

women, 45.3%


Men 31-50

151,279

men, 4.1%

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