Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Yapen Waropen Increased by 2.67% in the Last Year

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Yapen Waropen Regency, Papua, was 35.93% in 2023.

This figure is up 2.67% from the previous year's 33.26%, and has increased by 23.75% over the past five years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.53% in 2023. This means that the PoU in Yapen Waropen Regency is higher than the national average.

According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU is a condition where a person regularly consumes insufficient food to meet the energy needs for a normal, active, and healthy life. This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that in Yapen Waropen Regency, the percentage of the population whose food intake does not meet their energy needs does not reach 35.93% of the total population. The 35.93% figure represents the prevalence of undernourishment, not the proportion of the population whose energy needs are unmet.

Compared to eight other regencies/cities in Papua Province, Yapen Waropen Regency ranks 6th in terms of PoU. The area with the lowest PoU (highest ranking) is Jayapura City (18.59%), and the highest (lowest ranking) is Mamberamo Raya Regency (48.03%).

The following is a list of the lowest PoU rates across all regencies/cities in Papua Province in 2023:

1. Jayapura City: 18.59%
2. Jayapura Regency: 22.44%
3. Supiori Regency: 27.98%
4. Biak Numfor Regency: 32.58%
5. Kepulauan Yapen Regency: 35.24%
6. Yapen Waropen Regency: 35.93%
7. Sarmi Regency: 43.89%
8. Keerom Regency: 47.9%
9. Mamberamo Raya Regency: 48.03%