Benin, Rice, 2022

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2022 was 26,737 tonnes or 13.6%.

As for nutrition 93 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 111 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 Alibori.

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 218939
2012 219102
2013 206943
2014 234146
2015 204310
2016 281427
2017 361336
2018 374706
2019 406083
2020 411577
Produced 196,605 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.6% / 26,737 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.4008 Production quantity: 196,605 tonnes 13.6 Estimated PHL: 26,737 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 95.59667 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 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market 87.70953 Remaining: 87.70953%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.70953%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.05953 Remaining: 85.05953%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.05953%
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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

111,614

people, 1.0%

Children 1-3

259,278

children, 23.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

93,850

women, 76.9%

Men 31-50

83,083

men, 7.7%

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