Zambia, Rice, 2020

Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2020 was 4,242 tonnes or 12.8%.

As for nutrition 14 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 17 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 33,222 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.8% / 4,242 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.2304 Production quantity: 33,222 tonnes 12.8 Estimated PHL: 4,242 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 88.09712 Remaining: 88.09712%
Est. PHL: 0.61241% 		0.61241 Remaining: 88.09712%
Est. PHL: 0.61241%
Transport to market 87.09712 Remaining: 87.09712%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.09712%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.44712 Remaining: 84.44712%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.44712%
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

17,785

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

40,904

children, 2.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

14,806

women, 13.4%

Men 31-50

13,107

men, 0.8%

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