Benin, Maize, 2022

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2022 was 193,574 tonnes or 16.8%.

As for nutrition 675 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 808 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 Plateau.

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 1165957
2012 1174564
2013 1345819
2014 1354344
2015 1286060
2016 1376683
2017 1514913
2018 1543974
2019 1580751
2020 1611615
Produced 1,154,625 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 16.8% / 193,574 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
83.2349 Production quantity: 1,154,625 tonnes 16.8 Estimated PHL: 193,574 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 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.90286 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714% 		2.35714 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage 82.84644 Remaining: 82.84644%
Est. PHL: 3.05642% 		3.05642 Remaining: 82.84644%
Est. PHL: 3.05642%
Transport to market 81.19644 Remaining: 81.19644%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 81.19644%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 78.54644 Remaining: 78.54644%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 78.54644%
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

808,082

people, 7.0%

Children 1-3

1,877,165

children, 170.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

679,473

women, 556.6%

Men 31-50

601,522

men, 55.9%

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