In 2021, Madagascar's annual estimated postharvest losses were 452,149 tonnes for rice, 64,701 tonnes for maize. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.6% for maize and 11.4% for rice.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Madagascar, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Vakinankaratra, for maize in Vakinankaratra.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Rice | Maize | |
---|---|---|
Production quantity in tonnes | 3,952,493 tonnes | 367,344 tonnes |
Loss % | 11.4% | 17.6% |
Losses in tonnes | 452,149 tonnes | 64,701 tonnes |
Financial value | – | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | – | – |
See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes ›
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›