Lamandau Residents' Food Consumption Deficiency Rate Drops by 4.58% in 2025

Referring to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in Lamandau Regency, Central Kalimantan reached 4.58% in 2025.

This figure decreased by 0.48% from the previous year's 5.06%, while over the last 5 years it has dropped by 0.94%.

Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that Lamandau Regency's PoU 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 security conditions.

This means that residents of Lamandau Regency who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for no more than 4.58% of the total population.

Compared to the other 13 regencies/cities in Central Kalimantan Province, Lamandau Regency ranks 2nd in terms of PoU. The area with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Gunung Mas Regency (4.46%) and the highest (last rank) is Kapuas Regency (15.41%).

Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities in Central Kalimantan Province with the lowest PoU in 2025.

1. Gunung Mas Regency: 4.46%
2. Lamandau Regency: 4.58%
3. Sukamara Regency: 4.72%
4. Murung Raya Regency: 5.39%
5. Seruyan Regency: 5.72%
6. Palangkaraya City: 6.44%
7. West Kotawaringin Regency: 6.84%
8. East Barito Regency: 7.17%
9. East Kotawaringin Regency: 7.47%
10. Katingan Regency: 7.88%

(Read: Percentage of Poor Population in 38 Provinces of Indonesia in September 2025)