Congo, Maize, 2022

Congo's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2022 was 113 tonnes or 18.0%.

As for nutrition 407 million kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 0 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 Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Kouilou.

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	626
2012	626
2013	626
2014	822
2015	621
2016	774
2017	196
2018	715
2019	626
2020	626

Produced	626 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	18.0% / 113 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
82.0049 Production quantity: 626 tonnes	18.0 Estimated PHL: 113 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	80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 5.26375%	5.26375 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 5.26375%
Transport to market	80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 80.63911% Est. PHL: 0%

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