Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in South Buru Rises 3.16% in the Last Year
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in South Buru Regency, Maluku was 36.17% in 2025.
This figure increased by 3.16% from the previous year's 33.01%, while over the last 5 years it has decreased by 11.63%.
Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in South Buru Regency is higher than the national average.
According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU is a condition where a person regularly consumes an insufficient amount of 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 security conditions.
This means that the residents of South Buru Regency who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for up to 36.17% of the total population.
Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, the PoU in South Buru Regency ranks last. The area with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Ambon City (24.78%).
Below is the list of the lowest PoU in 10 regencies/cities of Maluku Province in 2025.
- Ambon City: 24.78%
- Central Maluku Regency: 30.26%
- Tual City: 30.73%
- Southwest Maluku Regency: 30.73%
- Southeast Maluku Regency: 30.99%
- Buru Regency: 32.36%
- West Seram Regency: 32.94%
- Aru Islands Regency: 33.31%
- East Seram Regency: 33.63%
- Tanimbar Islands Regency: 35.76%
(Read: Distribution of Indonesia's Population Economic Class 2019-2025 according to Mandiri Institute )
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