Somalia, Sorghum, 2021

Somalia's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2021 was 7,236 tonnes or 11.8%.

As for nutrition 24 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 30 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 Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Bay.

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 188547
2012 84577
2013 59447
2014 133122
2015 130422
2016 77224
2017 95892
2018 135896
2019 127765
2020 93998
Produced 61,193 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.8% / 7,236 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.1755 Production quantity: 61,193 tonnes 11.8 Estimated PHL: 7,236 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 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55% 		4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 88.76783 Remaining: 88.76783%
Est. PHL: 0.9155% 		0.9155 Remaining: 88.76783%
Est. PHL: 0.9155%
Transport to market 87.76783 Remaining: 87.76783%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.76783%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.11783 Remaining: 85.11783%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.11783%
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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

30,062

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

68,158

children, 4.1%

Pregnant women 19-30

women, %

Men 31-50

21,841

men, 1.8%

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