Estimated Postharvest Losses (%) 2003 - 2023
The figures quoted in the tables below are estimates of cumulative weight loss from production incurred during harvesting, drying, handling operations, farm storage, transport and market storage. The loss values for each link in the postharvest chain are taken from the scientific literature and are modified by several seasonal factors that vary from year to year and are submitted by the APHLIS network. More details can be found in the ‘Understanding APHLIS’ manual and the ‘Weight Loss Review’ article.
The first loss table gives a regional weighted average PHL by crop. By clicking on the various country links it is possible to see the PHL by crop for country and then for each province. By clicking on a provincial loss figures it is possible to display the key data used in the calculation, including the seasonal data. The figures used for estimating the PHLs are displayed and a quality assessment is given of these figures as to whether they are specific to the cereal type, farm type and climate in question and the bibliographical source of the data can also be traced in a full reference list.
Weighted average according to reported figures
Regional total PHL for cereals [% of total annual production] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
14.3 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 16.6 |
Regional PHL by cereal [% of total annual production] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cereal | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Wheat | 5.6 | 5.5 | 13 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 14 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Maize | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rice | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sorghum | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barley | 9.8 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rye | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oats | - | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Millets | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fonio | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Teff | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Postharvest Losses (t) 2003 - 2023
Regional total PHL for cereals [t of total annual production] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
5 054 136 | 5 865 990 | 10 227 736 | 8 365 980 | 8 848 792 | 12 437 023 | 12 811 893 | 14 072 311 | 12 991 385 | 12 928 014 | 10 549 777 | 8 255 520 | 7 040 413 | 6 005 816 | 2 908 033 | 0 000 | 0 000 | 0 000 | 0 000 | 0 000 | 0 000 |
Regional PHL by cereal [t of total annual production] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cereal | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Wheat | 100 621 | 108 506 | 2 128 078 | 488 434 | 691 054 | 673 320 | 743 333 | 745 715 | 700 785 | 729 542 | 605 149 | 578 514 | 615 352 | 609 665 | 13 552 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Maize | 3 443 834 | 4 141 489 | 5 361 192 | 4 860 740 | 5 718 555 | 7 229 473 | 7 520 592 | 8 252 423 | 7 792 421 | 7 794 493 | 6 429 075 | 4 313 014 | 3 353 304 | 3 204 667 | 2 171 678 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rice | 466 284 | 475 373 | 908 288 | 970 223 | 884 661 | 1 463 457 | 1 696 920 | 1 967 821 | 1 533 671 | 1 292 373 | 853 798 | 627 229 | 386 924 | 252 360 | 308 152 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sorghum | 720 880 | 755 209 | 934 734 | 1 075 084 | 753 450 | 1 501 114 | 1 411 288 | 1 569 873 | 1 371 614 | 1 592 520 | 1 252 704 | 1 185 490 | 1 186 251 | 858 872 | 212 377 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barley | 839 | 7 065 | 140 407 | 148 796 | 154 943 | 195 457 | 193 992 | 216 228 | 199 965 | 186 233 | 203 815 | 207 123 | 207 976 | 200 970 | 12 095 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rye | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oats | - | - | 168 | 811 | 806 | 699 | 1 084 | 942 | 1 293 | 1 167 | 1 066 | 1 536 | 1 211 | 826 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Millets | 318 509 | 375 080 | 478 982 | 528 768 | 305 897 | 936 628 | 801 758 | 857 616 | 679 694 | 836 638 | 672 426 | 774 424 | 682 361 | 310 186 | 181 556 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fonio | 2 328 | 1 872 | 2 560 | 2 635 | 3 047 | 58 376 | 61 159 | 53 977 | 271 713 | 56 989 | 58 455 | 6 062 | 4 967 | 2 508 | 4 927 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Teff | 841 | 1 394 | 273 329 | 290 490 | 336 378 | 378 499 | 381 767 | 407 717 | 440 229 | 438 060 | 473 289 | 562 129 | 602 068 | 565 762 | 3 559 | - | - | - | - | - | - |