Nutritional impact: Sierra Leone - Maize - 2008


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Sierra Leone Male, 31-50 years, Sierra Leone
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 14,158,396,360 kcal 16,814 0.218 12,606 1.7
Carbohydrate 2,592,325 kg 19,703 0.255 14,772 1.9
Protein 373,230 kg 31,204 0.404 22,133 2.9
Fat 166,331 kg 6,453 0.084 4,847 0.636
Fibre, total dietary 393,514 kg 33,544 0.435 25,027 3.3
Calcium, Ca 770.8 kg 2,531 0.033 2,640 0.346
Iron, Fe 125.8 kg 36,862 0.478 38,284 5.0
Zinc, Zn 62.9 kg 18,267 0.237 13,091 1.7
Folate, total 1.1 kg 10,756 0.139 9,031 1.2
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Sierra Leone 7,719,731
Total population - Sierra Leone;
Male, 31-50 years
762,604

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


Maize: production - Sierra Leone, 2008 23,533,000 kg
Maize: losses - Sierra Leone, 2008 4,056,847 kg

Data version 2.19.3