Food Consumption Insufficiency Rate of Mentawai Islands Residents Decreased by 9.31% in 2024

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra, was 9.31% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.31% from the previous year''s 10.62%, while in the last 5 years, it increased by 1.16%.

Indonesia''s average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Mentawai Islands 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 less than 9.31% of the total population in Mentawai Islands Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy needs.

Compared to 18 other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, the PoU in Mentawai Islands Regency is ranked 18th. The area with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Padang Panjang City (5.33%) and the highest (last rank) is South Solok Regency (10.95%).

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

1. Padang Panjang City: 5.33%
2. Pariaman City: 7.3%
3. Bukit Tinggi City: 7.35%
4. Dharmasraya Regency: 7.51%
5. Solok City: 7.89%
6. Payakumbuh City: 8.17%
7. Sawahlunto City: 8.19%
8. West Pasaman Regency: 8.55%
9. Padang City: 8.57%
10. Sawahlunto/Sijunjung Regency: 8.67%

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