Zimbabwe, Maize, 2022

Zimbabwe's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2022 was 199,674 tonnes or 16.5%.

As for nutrition 692 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 823 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 Mashonaland West.

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 1648859
2012 1165271
2013 969992
2014 1634738
2015 939456
2016 709046
2017 2352756
2018 1897932
2019 973865
2020 1104859
Produced 1,211,575 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.5% / 199,674 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.5195 Production quantity: 1,211,575 tonnes 16.5 Estimated PHL: 199,674 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 94.01009 Remaining: 94.01009%
Est. PHL: 5.98991% 		5.98991 Remaining: 94.01009%
Est. PHL: 5.98991%
Further drying 90.0934 Remaining: 90.0934%
Est. PHL: 3.91669% 		3.91669 Remaining: 90.0934%
Est. PHL: 3.91669%
Threshing and Shelling 88.61777 Remaining: 88.61777%
Est. PHL: 1.47563% 		1.47563 Remaining: 88.61777%
Est. PHL: 1.47563%
Transport from field 86.28688 Remaining: 86.28688%
Est. PHL: 2.33089% 		2.33089 Remaining: 86.28688%
Est. PHL: 2.33089%
Household-level storage 82.39975 Remaining: 82.39975%
Est. PHL: 3.88713% 		3.88713 Remaining: 82.39975%
Est. PHL: 3.88713%
Transport to market 80.96161 Remaining: 80.96161%
Est. PHL: 1.43814% 		1.43814 Remaining: 80.96161%
Est. PHL: 1.43814%
Market storage 78.31161 Remaining: 78.31161%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.31161%
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

823,442

people, 4.9%

Children 1-3

1,925,225

children, 125.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

696,869

women, 881.6%

Men 31-50

616,923

men, 36.9%

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