Mauritania, Rice, 2022

Mauritania's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2022 was 10,958 tonnes or 10.9%.

As for nutrition 38 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 45 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 Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Trarza.

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 134350
2012 184156
2013 100814
2014 100214
2015 100214
2016 100214
2017 100214
2018 100214
2019 100214
2020 100214
Produced 100,214 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.9% / 10,958 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.065 Production quantity: 100,214 tonnes 10.9 Estimated PHL: 10,958 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 88.60953 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0.1% 		0.1 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0.1%
Transport to market 88.60953 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.60953 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.60953%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

45,057

people, 1.0%

Children 1-3

106,268

children, 26.1%

Pregnant women 19-30

38,465

women, 71.5%

Men 31-50

34,053

men, 6.9%

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