Benin, Maize, 2012

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2012 was 291,121 tonnes or 24.8%.

As for nutrition 1,016 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 1,174,564 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 24.8% / 291,121 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
75.2145 Production quantity: 1,174,564 tonnes 24.8 Estimated PHL: 291,121 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 84.984 Remaining: 84.984%
Est. PHL: 15.016% 		15.016 Remaining: 84.984%
Est. PHL: 15.016%
Further drying 80.984 Remaining: 80.984%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 80.984%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 79.664 Remaining: 79.664%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 79.664%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 77.30686 Remaining: 77.30686%
Est. PHL: 2.35714% 		2.35714 Remaining: 77.30686%
Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage 72.87303 Remaining: 72.87303%
Est. PHL: 4.43383% 		4.43383 Remaining: 72.87303%
Est. PHL: 4.43383%
Transport to market 71.22303 Remaining: 71.22303%
Est. PHL: 1.65% 		1.65 Remaining: 71.22303%
Est. PHL: 1.65%
Market storage 68.57303 Remaining: 68.57303%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 68.57303%
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

1,215,298

people, 10.6%

Children 1-3

2,823,122

children, 255.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,021,879

women, 837.1%

Men 31-50

904,647

men, 84.1%

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