Batang Residents' Food Consumption Insufficiency Rate Decreased by 6.53% in 2024

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of food insufficiency (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Batang Regency, Central Java, reached 6.53% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 2.85% from the previous year's 9.38%, and by 4.67% in the last 5 years.

The average PoU for Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Batang Regency 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 food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that less than 6.53% of the total population in Batang Regency consumes food but lacks sufficient energy.

Compared to 34 other regencies/cities in Central Java Province, Batang Regency's PoU ranks 9th. The area with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Salatiga City (4.04%), and the highest (last rank) is Wonosobo Regency (13.39%).

Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in Central Java Province in 2024.

1. Salatiga City: 4.04%
2. Semarang City: 4.15%
3. Tegal City: 5.02%
4. Pekalongan City: 5.05%
5. Kudus Regency: 5.41%
6. Pekalongan Regency: 5.54%
7. Surakarta City: 6.22%
8. Pemalang Regency: 6.31%
9. Batang Regency: 6.53%
10. Karanganyar Regency: 7.09%

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