Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Central Tapanuli Decreased by 0.33% in the Last Year

Referring to data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra was 6.66% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 0.33% from the previous year's 6.99%, while in the last 5 years, it increased by 0.6%.

The average PoU for Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Central Tapanuli Regency 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 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 6.66% of the total population in Central Tapanuli Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 32 other regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province, Central Tapanuli Regency's PoU ranks 11th. 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. North Tapanuli Regency: 6.64%
10. South Labuhan Batu Regency: 6.65%

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