Zambia, Barley, 2013

Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2013 was 489 tonnes or 4.2%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Transport to market. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Central.

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 10677
2012 15295
2013 11530
2014 8431
2015 7360
2016 10245
2017 9243
2018 7815
2019 9378
2020 9378
Produced 11,530 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 4.2% / 489 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
95.75874 Production quantity: 11,530 tonnes 4.2 Estimated PHL: 489 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 98 Remaining: 98%
Est. PHL: 2%
2 Remaining: 98%
Est. PHL: 2%
Household-level storage 98 Remaining: 98%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 98%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market 97 Remaining: 97%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 97%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 95.7 Remaining: 95.7%
Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3 Remaining: 95.7%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›