Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Wajo Reaches 8.2% in 2025
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According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi was 8.2% in 2025.
This figure increased by 0.06% from the previous year's 8.14%, while over the last 5 years it decreased by 2.48%.
Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in Wajo Regency is higher than the national average.
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as a condition where a person regularly consumes an insufficient amount of food to meet the energy needed for a normal, active, and healthy life.
This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition security conditions.
This means that the residents of Wajo Regency who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for 8.2% of the total population.
Compared to the other 23 regencies/cities in South Sulawesi Province, Wajo Regency ranks 18th in terms of PoU. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Pangkajene and Islands Regency (2.9%) and the highest (last rank) is Jeneponto Regency (12.74%).
Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities in South Sulawesi Province with the lowest PoU in 2025.
- Pangkajene and Islands Regency: 2.9%
- Palopo City: 3.16%
- Parepare City: 3.34%
- North Toraja Regency: 3.45%
- Enrekang Regency: 3.85%
- Bulukumba Regency: 3.89%
- East Luwu Regency: 4.15%
- Bantaeng Regency: 4.22%
- North Luwu Regency: 4.63%
- Luwu Regency: 4.86%
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