Nutritional impact: Uganda - Millet - 2001


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Uganda Male, 9-13 years, Uganda
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 133,279,540,319 kcal 163,666 0.370 159,803 5.2
Carbohydrate 30,963,113 kg 243,344 0.550 237,599 7.7
Protein 2,681,844 kg 234,490 0.530 268,550 8.7
Fat 528,242 kg 21,182 0.048 20,728 0.668
Fibre, total dietary 5,444,957 kg 480,605 1.1 466,324 15.0
Calcium, Ca 111,744 kg 370,835 0.838 278,315 9.0
Iron, Fe 1,097 kg 328,396 0.742 339,639 10.9
Zinc, Zn 487.6 kg 146,713 0.331 136,318 4.4
Folate, total 4.1 kg 42,852 0.097 44,530 1.4
Vitamin A (RAE) 2.0 kg 12,240 0.028 12,509 0.403
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Uganda 44,270,565
Total population - Uganda;
Male, 9-13 years
3,102,766

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


Millet: production - Uganda, 2001 359,081,000 kg
Millet: losses - Uganda, 2001 40,634,006 kg

Data version 2.19.3