Tanzania, Sorghum, All years

Tanzania's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for sorghum ranged from 82,804 tonnes in 2004 to 125,678 tonnes in 2011. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 12.4% and 12.4%.

Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest sorghum loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Tanzania, on average the highest quantity of sorghum production occurs in Dodoma. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated sorghum lost postharvest ranged from 340,101 people in 2004 to 516,199 people in 2011.

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

APHLIS postharvest sorghum loss estimates in Tanzania in the last 5 years

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Production quantity in tonnes	872,842 tonnes	872,842 tonnes	872,842 tonnes	872,842 tonnes	872,842 tonnes
Losses in tonnes	108,077 tonnes	108,077 tonnes	108,077 tonnes	108,077 tonnes	108,077 tonnes
Loss %	12.4%	12.4%	12.4%	12.4%	12.4%
Financial value	–	–	–	–	–
% of national agricultural GDP	–	–	–	–	–
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop	443,908 people	443,908 people	443,908 people	443,908 people	443,908 people

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

Estimated postharvest losses and USD value

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2013	108,077 tonnes 2013 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2013 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2014	108,077 tonnes 2014 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2014 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2015	108,077 tonnes 2015 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2015 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2016	108,077 tonnes 2016 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2016 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2017	108,077 tonnes 2017 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2017 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2018	108,077 tonnes 2018 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2018 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2019	108,077 tonnes 2019 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2019 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2020	108,077 tonnes 2020 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2020 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2021	108,077 tonnes 2021 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2021 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available
2022	108,077 tonnes 2022 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / USD	No data 2022 Production: 872,842 tonnes Estimated PHL: 108,077 tonnes / 12.4% / No price data available