Nigeria, Millet, 2005

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2005 was 401,338 tonnes or 9.5%.

As for nutrition 1,460 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, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Sokoto.

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 1273284
2012 1282614
2013 3312751
2014 1634900
2015 1477260
2016 3312751
2017 3312751
2018 3312751
2019 1925120
2020 1905430
Produced 4,227,778 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.5% / 401,338 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.50712 Production quantity: 4,227,778 tonnes 9.5 Estimated PHL: 401,338 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 96.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 96.5%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling 94.5 Remaining: 94.5%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 94.5%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 93.43327 Remaining: 93.43327%
Est. PHL: 1.06673% 		1.06673 Remaining: 93.43327%
Est. PHL: 1.06673%
Transport from field 90.93327 Remaining: 90.93327%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.93327%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.14943 Remaining: 90.14943%
Est. PHL: 0.78384% 		0.78384 Remaining: 90.14943%
Est. PHL: 0.78384%
Transport to market 90.14943 Remaining: 90.14943%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.14943%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.14943 Remaining: 90.14943%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.14943%
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 millet that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

1,757,437

people, 0.9%

Children 1-3

4,059,210

children, 20.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,469,303

women, 63.0%

Men 31-50

1,300,741

men, 6.8%

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