Angola, Sorghum, 2009

Angola's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2009 was 5,356 tonnes or 13.3%.

As for nutrition 19 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 23 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, Household-level storage, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Huíla.

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 62169
2012 11491
2013 46375
2014 48225
2015 41056
2016 41056
2017 41056
2018 39788
2019 32257
2020 34991
Produced 40,403 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.3% / 5,356 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.7435 Production quantity: 40,403 tonnes 13.3 Estimated PHL: 5,356 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 95.48653 Remaining: 95.48653%
Est. PHL: 4.51347% 		4.51347 Remaining: 95.48653%
Est. PHL: 4.51347%
Threshing and Shelling 91.88653 Remaining: 91.88653%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.88653%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.88653 Remaining: 91.88653%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.88653%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.71986 Remaining: 89.71986%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.71986%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 85.88927 Remaining: 85.88927%
Est. PHL: 3.83059% 		3.83059 Remaining: 85.88927%
Est. PHL: 3.83059%
Transport to market 84.88927 Remaining: 84.88927%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 84.88927%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 83.58927 Remaining: 83.58927%
Est. PHL: 1.3% 		1.3 Remaining: 83.58927%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

23,970

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

54,321

children, 1.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

19,662

women, 7.7%

Men 31-50

17,407

men, 0.7%

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