Food Inadequacy Rate of South Pesisir Residents Rises 8.82% in 2024

Based on Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data, the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in South Pesisir Regency, West Sumatra, was 8.82% in 2024.

This figure increased by 0.17% from the previous year''s 8.65%, while over the last 5 years, it rose by 3.97%.

Indonesia''s average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in South Pesisir 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 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 8.82% of the population in South Pesisir Regency consumes food but with insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 18 other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, South Pesisir Regency''s PoU ranks 13th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Padang Panjang City (5.33%), and the highest (last rank) is South Solok Regency (10.95%).

Below 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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