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Percentage Post-Harvest Losses

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Source: Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Geographical Area: National

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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Indicator available Percentage of post-harvest losses
Indicator description Post Harvest Loss is the quantitative losses in storage, transport, harvest and marketing of agricultural produce incurred after harvest. Percentage of total production that is lost (quantitative and qualitative) during all stages of the post-harvest phases of the system for priority products. For the purpose of this report, post-haverst losses (PHL) are restricted to the losses that occur during harvesting, storage, transport, processing, packaging and sales.
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Note: Figures available are estimates. No Post-Harvest Survey has been conducted over the past 20 years. However a survey is to be conducted in the year 2019. So the current data are based on projections.
Calculations Total post harvest losses divided by total production and multiplied by 100
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Last updated June 2019

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Global food loss index
Indicator number 12.3.1
Target name By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
Target number 12.3
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 3
UN custodian agency FAO, UNEP
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 782kB) opens in a new window
Organisation Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage National
Link to data source Ministry of Food and Agriculture opens in a new window
Release date May 2019
Next release May 2020
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details Angela Dannson 0208198931 or Faisal Mukaila 0243340448
Other information adannson@gmail.com or faisaliner@gmail.com/faisaliner@yahoo.com