Nutritional impact: Senegal - Maize - 2021


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Senegal Male, 31-50 years, Senegal
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 433,213,090,118 kcal 519,841 3.2 385,728 25.6
Carbohydrate 79,318,958 kg 609,153 3.7 451,998 30.0
Protein 11,419,944 kg 967,647 5.9 677,219 44.9
Fat 5,089,323 kg 199,494 1.2 148,303 9.8
Fibre, total dietary 12,040,593 kg 1,037,395 6.4 765,772 50.8
Calcium, Ca 23,585 kg 77,829 0.478 80,769 5.4
Iron, Fe 3,848 kg 1,143,327 7.0 1,171,393 77.7
Zinc, Zn 1,924 kg 566,392 3.5 400,552 26.6
Folate, total 32.3 kg 332,496 2.0 276,316 18.3
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Senegal 16,294,278
Total population - Senegal;
Male, 31-50 years
1,507,072

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


Maize: production - Senegal, 2021 761,882,000 kg
Maize: losses - Senegal, 2021 124,129,825 kg

Data version 2.19.3