Disaster-induced production loss equivalent, expressed in average daily zinc supply per capita, 2008–2018
Africa
12 mg
Zinc per capita per day
150% RDA
110% RDA
LAC
15 mg
Zinc per capita per day
190% RDA
130% RDA
Asia
6 mg
Xinc per capita per day
75% RDA
54% RDA
Agriculture production loss in least developed countries (LDCs) and low to middle income countries (LMICs) from 2008-2018 converts to 21 trillion mg of zinc lost (or an average of 177 billion mg per year). Or in other words, that is the annual recommended zinc intake of 50 million adult women or 36 million adult men. The RDA of zinc is 11 mg per day for adult men and 8 mg for adult women.
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