Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Teluk Bintuni Reached 17.54% in 2025
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Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua, reached 17.54% in 2025.
This figure decreased by 1.7 percentage points from the previous year's 19.24%, and fell by 2.59 percentage points over the last 5 years.
Indonesia's national average PoU stood at 7.89% in 2025, meaning Teluk Bintuni's PoU is higher than the national average.
According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU measures the condition where individuals regularly consume insufficient food to meet energy requirements for normal, active, healthy living.
This indicator assesses food and nutrition insecurity status.
This means less than 17.54% of Teluk Bintuni residents are unable to meet their dietary energy needs.
Among 7 regencies/cities in West Papua, Teluk Bintuni ranks 2nd. The lowest PoU is Teluk Wondama Regency (15.98%), while the highest is Arfak Mountains Regency (30.71%).
2025 West Papua PoU rankings (lowest to highest):
- Teluk Wondama Regency: 15.98%
- Teluk Bintuni Regency: 17.54%
- South Manokwari Regency: 18.81%
- Manokwari Regency: 19.68%
- Fak Fak Regency: 21.22%
- Kaimana Regency: 21.98%
- Arfak Mountains Regency: 30.71%
(Read: Population Count for 38 Indonesian Provinces, Second Semester 2025)
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