Burkina Faso, All cereals, 2021

In 2021, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 317,410 tonnes for maize, 199,481 tonnes for sorghum, 75,879 tonnes for millet, 62,866 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.8% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 64 million USD.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Burkina Faso, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Hauts-Bassins, for sorghum in Boucle du Mouhoun, for millet in Boucle du Mouhoun, for rice in Hauts-Bassins. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,340,994 people.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Burkina Faso in 2021

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Sorghum Millet Rice
Production quantity in tonnes 1,853,510 tonnes 1,643,721 tonnes 705,346 tonnes 451,015 tonnes
Loss % 17.1% 12.1% 10.8% 13.9%
Losses in tonnes 317,410 tonnes 199,481 tonnes 75,879 tonnes 62,866 tonnes
Financial value – > 64 million USD > 29 million USD > 41 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 1,340,994 people 830,695 people 334,353 people 265,597 people

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | losses in USD › | nutritional losses ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 92.66 Crop left: 92.66% 1.8 Estimated PHL: 1.8%
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 85.90 Crop left: 85.90% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Millet 90.16 Crop left: 90.16% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 81.64 Crop left: 81.64% 4.3 Estimated PHL: 4.3%
Sorghum 88.11 Crop left: 88.11% 1.6 Estimated PHL: 1.6%
Millet 89.47 Crop left: 89.47% 0.7 Estimated PHL: 0.7%
Rice 88.54 Crop left: 88.54% 0.2 Estimated PHL: 0.2%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 79.99 Crop left: 79.99% 1.7 Estimated PHL: 1.7%
Sorghum 87.11 Crop left: 87.11% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Millet 88.47 Crop left: 88.47% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Rice 87.54 Crop left: 87.54% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 77.34 Crop left: 77.34% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Sorghum 84.46 Crop left: 84.46% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Millet 85.82 Crop left: 85.82% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Rice 84.89 Crop left: 84.89% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%

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