Cameroon, Rice, 2003

Cameroon's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2003 was 5,685 tonnes or 11.2%.

As for nutrition 19 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 23 thousand 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Far North.

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 174089
2012 209196
2013 209196
2014 406466
2015 482188
2016 519434
2017 550789
2018 477329
2019 209196
2020 209196
Produced 50,692 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.2% / 5,685 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.7856 Production quantity: 50,692 tonnes 11.2 Estimated PHL: 5,685 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 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333% 		4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 88.29612 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0.41341% 		0.41341 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0.41341%
Transport to market 88.29612 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.29612 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.29612%
Est. PHL: 0%

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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

23,689

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

55,128

children, 2.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

19,954

women, 7.7%

Men 31-50

17,665

men, 0.7%

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