Zambia, Rice, 2010

Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2010 was 6,623 tonnes or 12.8%.

As for nutrition 22 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 27 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 49428
2012 45321
2013 44748
2014 49640
2015 25532
2016 26675
2017 38442
2018 43129
2019 33222
2020 33222
Produced 51,675 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.8% / 6,623 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.1838 Production quantity: 51,675 tonnes 12.8 Estimated PHL: 6,623 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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333% 		4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 87.97246 Remaining: 87.97246%
Est. PHL: 0.73707% 		0.73707 Remaining: 87.97246%
Est. PHL: 0.73707%
Transport to market 86.97246 Remaining: 86.97246%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.97246%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.32246 Remaining: 84.32246%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.32246%
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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

27,765

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

63,856

children, 3.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

23,114

women, 20.9%

Men 31-50

20,462

men, 1.3%

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