Nutritional impact: Namibia - Maize - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Namibia All people, 1-3 years, Namibia
Number of people's
annual nutritional requirements lost
% of population
nutritional requirements lost
Number of people
in focal group’s annual nutrient requirements lost
% of focal group population’s
annual nutritional requirements lost
Energy 31,566,968,539 kcal 36,743 1.4 87,713 41.7
Carbohydrate 6,850,123 kg 51,029 2.0 121,817 57.8
Protein 836,934 kg 67,972 2.6 219,633 104.3
Fat 391,176 kg 14,879 0.575 35,572 16.9
Fibre, total dietary 964,294 kg 80,508 3.1 191,387 90.9
Calcium, Ca 909.7 kg 2,985 0.115 4,985 2.4
Iron, Fe 272.9 kg 79,647 3.1 166,157 78.9
Zinc, Zn 209.2 kg 59,718 2.3 163,784 77.8
Folate, total 3.0 kg 29,977 1.2 68,540 32.5
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Namibia 2,587,798
Total population - Namibia;
All people, 1-3 years
210,578

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Maize: production - Namibia, 2015 58,108,000 kg
Maize: losses - Namibia, 2015 9,097,109 kg

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