Benin, Maize, 2010

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2010 was 255,778 tonnes or 25.3%.

As for nutrition 892 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Alibori.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)

2011–2021
2011	1165957
2012	1174564
2013	1345819
2014	1354344
2015	1286060
2016	1376683
2017	1514913
2018	1543974
2019	1580751
2020	1611615

Produced	1,012,630 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	25.3% / 255,778 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
74.7412 Production quantity: 1,012,630 tonnes	25.3 Estimated PHL: 255,778 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

Estimated % of crop left
Estimated % of crop lost

	Amount remaining(%)	Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production	100 Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying	84.4807 Remaining: 84.4807% Est. PHL: 15.5193%	15.5193 Remaining: 84.4807% Est. PHL: 15.5193%
Further drying	80.4807 Remaining: 80.4807% Est. PHL: 4%	4 Remaining: 80.4807% Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling	79.1607 Remaining: 79.1607% Est. PHL: 1.32%	1.32 Remaining: 79.1607% Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field	76.80356 Remaining: 76.80356% Est. PHL: 2.35714%	2.35714 Remaining: 76.80356% Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage	72.3121 Remaining: 72.3121% Est. PHL: 4.49146%	4.49146 Remaining: 72.3121% Est. PHL: 4.49146%
Transport to market	70.6621 Remaining: 70.6621% Est. PHL: 1.65%	1.65 Remaining: 70.6621% Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage	68.0121 Remaining: 68.0121% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 68.0121% Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

1,067,756

people, 9.3%

Children 1-3

2,480,383

children, 224.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

897,819

women, 735.5%

Men 31-50

794,819

men, 73.9%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›