Nutritional impact: Nigeria - Rice - 2018


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Nigeria Male, 9-13 years, Nigeria
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 2,003,603,338,725 kcal 2,410,350 1.2 2,402,330 18.7
Carbohydrate 449,519,030 kg 3,460,959 1.8 3,449,443 26.8
Protein 39,612,788 kg 3,365,293 1.7 3,966,673 30.8
Fat 3,444,590 kg 135,345 0.069 135,166 1.1
Fibre, total dietary 8,037,377 kg 694,526 0.355 688,347 5.4
Calcium, Ca 68,892 kg 228,149 0.116 171,586 1.3
Iron, Fe 8,037 kg 2,362,923 1.2 2,488,160 19.3
Zinc, Zn 6,660 kg 1,958,429 1.000 1,861,767 14.5
Folate, total 114.8 kg 1,184,355 0.605 1,258,298 9.8
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Nigeria 195,875,239
Total population - Nigeria;
Male, 9-13 years
12,865,707

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


Rice: production - Nigeria, 2018 4,900,249,000 kg
Rice: losses - Nigeria, 2018 574,098,378 kg

Data version 2.19.3