Nutritional impact: Namibia - Maize - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Namibia Male, 31-50 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 28,107 10.5
Carbohydrate 6,850,123 kg 51,029 2.0 39,035 14.6
Protein 836,934 kg 67,972 2.6 49,631 18.5
Fat 391,176 kg 14,879 0.575 11,399 4.3
Fibre, total dietary 964,294 kg 80,508 3.1 61,328 22.9
Calcium, Ca 909.7 kg 2,985 0.115 3,115 1.2
Iron, Fe 272.9 kg 79,647 3.1 83,079 31.0
Zinc, Zn 209.2 kg 59,718 2.3 43,559 16.3
Folate, total 3.0 kg 29,977 1.2 25,702 9.6
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;
Male, 31-50 years
267,709

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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