Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Ambon City Reaches 24.78% in 2025
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Quoting data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Ambon City, Maluku reached 24.78% in 2025.
This figure decreased by 2.84% from the previous year's 27.62%, while in the last 5 years it increased by 2.59%.
Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in Ambon City 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 see food and nutrition security conditions.
This means that the residents of Ambon City who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for up to 24.78% of the total population.
Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, Ambon City's PoU ranks first. The region with the highest PoU (last rank) is South Buru Regency (36.17%).
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: Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta Region with the Highest Poverty Rate March 2025)
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