Burkina Faso, Rice, 2021

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2021 was 62,866 tonnes or 13.9% which had an estimated value of more than 41 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 219 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 265 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 Hauts-Bassins.

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 240858
2012 319389
2013 305382
2014 347500
2015 325139
2016 384688
2017 325566
2018 350391
2019 376529
2020 451420
Produced 451,015 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.9% / 62,866 tonnes / > 41 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.0612 Production quantity: 451,015 tonnes 13.9 Estimated PHL: 62,866 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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 88.53682 Remaining: 88.53682%
Est. PHL: 0.17271%
0.17271 Remaining: 88.53682%
Est. PHL: 0.17271%
Transport to market 87.53682 Remaining: 87.53682%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 87.53682%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.88682 Remaining: 84.88682%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 84.88682%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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

265,597

people, 1.3%


Children 1-3

609,639

children, 30.4%


Pregnant women 19-30

220,670

women, 116.7%


Men 31-50

195,354

men, 11.0%

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