Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Southwest Maluku Decreased by 5.56% in the Last 5 Years

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 24/04/2026 13:31 WIB
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Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku (2017-2025)
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku was 30.73% in 2025.

This figure increased by 0.4% from the previous year's 30.33%, while in the last 5 years it decreased by 5.56%.

Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in Southwest Maluku 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 needs for a normal, active, and healthy life.

This indicator can be used as a tool to observe food and nutrition security conditions.

This means that the residents of Southwest Maluku Regency who consume food but lack energy needs account for up to 30.73% of the total population.

Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, the PoU in Southwest Maluku Regency ranks 4th. The regions with the lowest PoU (top ranks) are Ambon City (24.78%) and the highest (last rank) is South Buru Regency (36.17%).

Below is the list of the lowest PoU in 10 regencies/cities of Maluku Province in 2025.

  1. Ambon City: 24.78%
  2. Central Maluku Regency: 30.26%
  3. Tual City: 30.73%
  4. Southwest Maluku Regency: 30.73%
  5. Southeast Maluku Regency: 30.99%
  6. Buru Regency: 32.36%
  7. West Seram Regency: 32.94%
  8. Aru Islands Regency: 33.31%
  9. East Seram Regency: 33.63%
  10. Tanimbar Islands Regency: 35.76%

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