Uganda, Barley, 2022

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2022 was 637 tonnes or 12.5%.

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 Eastern.

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 5050
2012 5045
2013 5257
2014 5352
2015 4395
2016 4192
2017 6755
2018 5114
2019 5096
2020 5096
Produced 5,096 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.5% / 637 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.5045 Production quantity: 5,096 tonnes 12.5 Estimated PHL: 637 tonnes

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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 96.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling 93 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing 93 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 90.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market 89.5 Remaining: 89.5%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 89.5%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.85 Remaining: 86.85%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.85%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›