Sudan, Sorghum, 2022

Sudan's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2022 was 640,564 tonnes or 12.2%.

As for nutrition 2,171 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 2 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Blue Nile.

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 4185801
2012 4185801
2013 2231000
2014 6281000
2015 4185801
2016 6441000
2017 3863000
2018 5435000
2019 3702000
2020 5153000
Produced 5,247,800 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.2% / 640,564 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.7937 Production quantity: 5,247,800 tonnes 12.2 Estimated PHL: 640,564 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 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55% 		4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 2.47333% 		2.47333 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 2.47333%
Transport to market 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.21%
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 sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

2,562,522

people, 6.2%

Children 1-3

6,033,820

children, 164.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

2,184,048

women, 472.1%

Men 31-50

1,933,489

men, 48.9%

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