Ethiopia, Teff, 2019

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for teff in 2019 was 475,401 tonnes or 12.6% which had an estimated value of more than 404 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.3% of national agricultural GDP.

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 Oromia.

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 3523520
2012 3528177
2013 3800233
2014 4482113
2015 4802450
2016 4582450
2017 5131753
2018 5461553
2019 3778089
2020 3778089
Produced 3,778,089 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.6% / 475,401 tonnes / > 404 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.4169 Production quantity: 3,778,089 tonnes 12.6 Estimated PHL: 475,401 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 96.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling 93 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing 90.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88 Remaining: 88%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 88%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 87.70426 Remaining: 87.70426%
Est. PHL: 0.29574% 		0.29574 Remaining: 87.70426%
Est. PHL: 0.29574%
Transport to market 86.70426 Remaining: 86.70426%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.70426%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.05426 Remaining: 84.05426%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.05426%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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