Prevalence of Food Undernourishment in Cilegon City Reaches 1.96% in 2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Cilegon City, Banten, reached 1.96% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 0.23% from the previous year's 2.19%, while increasing by 0.65% in the last 5 years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that Cilegon City's PoU is lower 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 needed for a normal, active, and healthy life.

This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that less than 1.96% of Cilegon City's population consumes food but has insufficient energy needs.

Compared to 7 other regencies/cities in Banten Province, Cilegon City's PoU ranks 2nd. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Tangerang City (1.89%) and the highest (last rank) is South Tangerang City (3.13%).

Here is the list of the lowest PoU across all regencies/cities in Banten Province in 2024.

1. Tangerang City: 1.89%
2. Cilegon City: 1.96%
3. Serang Regency: 2.13%
4. Serang City: 2.18%
5. Tangerang Regency: 2.22%
6. Lebak Regency: 2.52%
7. Pandeglang Regency: 2.7%
8. South Tangerang City: 3.13%

(Read: These are the Provinces with the Highest Poverty Rates on Java Island in Early 2025)