Liberia, Rice, 2020

Liberia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2020 was 31,488 tonnes or 11.4% which had an estimated value of more than 18 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 109 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 130 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 Nimba.

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 277365
2012 297190
2013 277365
2014 265510
2015 175581
2016 335180
2017 277365
2018 277365
2019 277365
2020 277365
Produced 277,365 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.4% / 31,488 tonnes / > 18 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.6473 Production quantity: 277,365 tonnes 11.4 Estimated PHL: 31,488 tonnes

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

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 88.141 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0.56853%
0.56853 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0.56853%
Transport to market 88.141 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.141 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 88.141%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

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

130,341

people, 2.7%


Children 1-3

305,355

children, 68.9%


Pregnant women 19-30

110,529

women, 375.0%


Men 31-50

97,849

men, 19.9%

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