Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Bandung City Reaches 5.48% in 2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Bandung City, West Java reached 5.48% in 2024.

This figure increased by 1.84% from the previous year's 3.64%, while in the last 5 years, it increased by 2.97%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Bandung City 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 required for a normal, active, and healthy life.

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

This means that less than 5.48% of Bandung City's total population consumes food but has insufficient energy needs.

Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, Bandung City's PoU is ranked 13th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Depok City (4.52%) and the highest (last rank) is Bogor City (7.98%).

Here is a list of the lowest PoU in 10 regencies/cities of West Java Province in 2024.

1. Depok City: 4.52%
2. Bekasi Regency: 4.6%
3. Bekasi City: 4.88%
4. Garut Regency: 5.02%
5. Karawang Regency: 5.1%
6. Banjar City: 5.13%
7. Pangandaran Regency: 5.22%
8. Tasikmalaya City: 5.31%
9. Cianjur Regency: 5.37%
10. Sumedang Regency: 5.43%

(Read: 10 Provinces with the Highest Human Development Index in 2024)