Prevalence of Food Undernourishment in Medan City Increased by 3.98% in the Last 5 Years

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of food undernourishment (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Medan City, North Sumatra, was 7.27% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 0.03% from the previous year's 7.3%, while over the last 5 years, it increased by 3.98%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Medan City is lower than the national average.

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as 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 the condition of food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that less than 7.27% of the total population in Medan City consumes food but with insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 32 other regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province, Medan City's PoU ranks 20th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Samosir Regency (5.31%) and the highest (last rank) is Tebing Tinggi City (9.54%).

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

1. Samosir Regency: 5.31%
2. Padang Lawas Regency: 5.53%
3. Pakpak Bharat Regency: 6.13%
4. Karo Regency: 6.13%
5. Padang Lawas Utara Regency: 6.16%
6. Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 6.18%
7. Nias Regency: 6.24%
8. Tanjung Balai City: 6.3%
9. Tapanuli Utara Regency: 6.64%
10. Labuhan Batu Selatan Regency: 6.65%

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