Surakarta City Residents' Food Consumption Insufficiency Rate Drops 6.22% in 2024

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Surakarta City, Central Java was 6.22% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.7% from the previous year's 7.92%, while over the last 5 years it decreased by 0.13%.

Indonesia's average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Surakarta 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 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 less than 6.22% of the total population in Surakarta City consumes food but has insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 34 other regencies/cities in Central Java Province, Surakarta City's PoU ranks 7th. The areas with the lowest PoU (top ranked) are Salatiga City (4.04%) and the highest (last ranked) is Wonosobo Regency (13.39%).

The following 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%

(Read: Indramayu, Regency with the Highest Poverty Rate in West Java 2025)