Mozambique, Maize, 2022

Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2022 was 239,589 tonnes or 17.5%.

As for nutrition 831 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Zambézia.

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	1367333
2012	1268197
2013	1367333
2014	1448029
2015	1262038
2016	1367333
2017	1367333
2018	1367333
2019	1367333
2020	1367333

Produced	1,367,333 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	17.5% / 239,589 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
82.4777 Production quantity: 1,367,333 tonnes	17.5 Estimated PHL: 239,589 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	93.75546 Remaining: 93.75546% Est. PHL: 6.24454%	6.24454 Remaining: 93.75546% Est. PHL: 6.24454%
Further drying	89.78954 Remaining: 89.78954% Est. PHL: 3.96592%	3.96592 Remaining: 89.78954% Est. PHL: 3.96592%
Threshing and Shelling	88.40584 Remaining: 88.40584% Est. PHL: 1.3837%	1.3837 Remaining: 88.40584% Est. PHL: 1.3837%
Transport from field	86.0583 Remaining: 86.0583% Est. PHL: 2.34754%	2.34754 Remaining: 86.0583% Est. PHL: 2.34754%
Household-level storage	81.08883 Remaining: 81.08883% Est. PHL: 4.96947%	4.96947 Remaining: 81.08883% Est. PHL: 4.96947%
Transport to market	80.08883 Remaining: 80.08883% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 80.08883% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	77.43883 Remaining: 77.43883% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 77.43883% 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 maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

1,007,061

people, 3.3%

Children 1-3

2,310,075

children, 75.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

836,173

women, 394.4%

Men 31-50

740,245

men, 29.1%

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