Food Consumption Inadequacy Rate of Gunung Kidul Residents Decreases by 8.84% in 2024

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Gunung Kidul Regency, DI Yogyakarta reached 8.84% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 5.83% from the previous year's 14.67%, while in the last 5 years, it decreased by 2.89%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Gunung Kidul 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 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 residents in Gunung Kidul Regency who consume food but have insufficient energy needs do not exceed 8.84% of the total population.

Compared to 4 other regencies/cities in DI Yogyakarta Province, Gunung Kidul Regency's PoU ranks 3rd. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Sleman Regency (8.05%) and the highest (last rank) is Yogyakarta City (10.35%).

Below is the list of the lowest PoU in all regencies/cities in DI Yogyakarta Province in 2024.

1. Sleman Regency: 8.05%
2. Kulonprogo Regency: 8.75%
3. Gunung Kidul Regency: 8.84%
4. Bantul Regency: 9.27%
5. Yogyakarta City: 10.35%

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