In 2021, Mozambique's annual estimated postharvest losses were 239,589 tonnes for maize, 35,398 tonnes for sorghum, 19,383 tonnes for rice, 3,818 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.5% for maize and 10.9% for millet.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Mozambique, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Zambézia, for sorghum in Nampula, for rice in Zambézia, for millet in Tete. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,007,061 people.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Rice | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,367,333 tonnes | 279,955 tonnes | 164,222 tonnes | 35,017 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.5% | 12.6% | 11.8% | 10.9% |
| Losses in tonnes | 239,589 tonnes | 35,398 tonnes | 19,383 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,007,061 people | 156,508 people | 81,472 people | – |
See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | nutritional losses ›
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›