Nigeria, Rice, 2022

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2022 was 574,098 tonnes or 11.7%.

As for nutrition 2,003 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 2 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Kaduna.

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 4612614
2012 5432930
2013 4900249
2014 6690000
2015 7573420
2016 4900249
2017 4900249
2018 4900249
2019 8435610
2020 8171770
Produced 4,900,249 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.7% / 574,098 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.2843 Production quantity: 4,900,249 tonnes 11.7 Estimated PHL: 574,098 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 87.73382 Remaining: 87.73382%
Est. PHL: 0.97571% 		0.97571 Remaining: 87.73382%
Est. PHL: 0.97571%
Transport to market 87.73382 Remaining: 87.73382%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.73382%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.73382 Remaining: 87.73382%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.73382%
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

2,410,350

people, 1.2%

Children 1-3

5,567,266

children, 28.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

2,015,170

women, 86.4%

Men 31-50

1,783,986

men, 9.3%

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