Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Sorong Increased by 0.78% in the Last Year

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Sorong Regency, West Papua Daya Province, reached 29.71% in 2023.

This figure is up 0.78% from the previous year's 28.93%, and up 8.12% over the past five years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.53% in 2023. This means that the PoU in Sorong 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 the percentage of the population in Sorong Regency consuming insufficient food to meet their energy needs does not reach 29.71% of the total population.

Compared to five other regencies/cities in West Papua Daya Province, Sorong Regency ranks fourth in terms of PoU. The area with the lowest PoU (highest ranking) is Sorong City (17.21%), and the highest (lowest ranking) is Tambrauw Regency (34.92%).

The following is a list of the lowest PoU rates across all regencies/cities in West Papua Daya Province in 2023:

1. Sorong City: 17.21%
2. Maybrat Regency: 18.13%
3. South Sorong Regency: 28.34%
4. Sorong Regency: 29.71%
5. Raja Ampat Regency: 33.62%
6. Tambrauw Regency: 34.92%