| Food Group | Total Loss All Stages Combined | Agricultural Production | Postharvest Handling and Storage | Processing and Packaging | Distribution: Supermarket Retail | Consumption |
| Cereals | 20% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Roots & Tubers | 51% | 16% | 18% | 12% | 3% | 1% |
| Oilseeds & Pulses | 32% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 2% | 1% |
| Fruit & Vegetables | 57% | 11% | 9% | 23% | 12% | 3% |
| Meat | 32% | 18% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 2% |
| Fish & Seafood | 35% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 1% |
| Milk | 26% | 6% | 11% | 0% | 9% | 0% |