Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Purbalingga Decreased by 1.45% in the Last Year

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Purbalingga Regency, Central Java, was 8.63% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.45% from the previous year's 10.08%, and by 1.62% over the last 5 years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that Purbalingga Regency's PoU 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 required for a normal, active, and healthy life.

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

This means that less than 8.63% of the population in Purbalingga Regency consumes food but lacks sufficient energy.

Compared to 34 other regencies/cities in Central Java Province, Purbalingga Regency's PoU ranks 19th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Salatiga City (4.04%), and the highest (last rank) is Wonosobo Regency (13.39%).

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

1. Salatiga City: 4.04%
2. Semarang City: 4.15%
3. Tegal City: 5.02%
4. Pekalongan City: 5.05%
5. Kudus Regency: 5.41%
6. Pekalongan Regency: 5.54%
7. Surakarta City: 6.22%
8. Pemalang Regency: 6.31%
9. Batang Regency: 6.53%
10. Karanganyar Regency: 7.09%

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