Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Seluma Reaches 11.05% in 2024

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 19/10/2025 08:42 WIB
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Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu (2017-2024)
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu, was 11.05% in 2024.

This figure increased by 1.99% from 9.06% in the previous year, and by 1.32% over the last 5 years.

Indonesia's average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Seluma Regency is higher 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 needed 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 11.05% of the total population in Seluma Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 9 other regencies/cities in Bengkulu Province, Seluma Regency's PoU ranks 6th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Mukomuko Regency (5.56%), and the highest (last rank) is Kepahiang Regency (13.7%).

Below is the list of the lowest PoU across all regencies/cities in Bengkulu Province in 2024.

  1. Mukomuko Regency: 5.56%
  2. Bengkulu City: 6.43%
  3. South Bengkulu Regency: 9.42%
  4. Central Bengkulu Regency: 9.48%
  5. North Bengkulu Regency: 9.7%
  6. Seluma Regency: 11.05%
  7. Kaur Regency: 12.36%
  8. Lebong Regency: 12.38%
  9. Rejang Lebong Regency: 12.54%
  10. Kepahiang Regency: 13.7%

(Read: Indonesia's Middle Class Population is Shrinking)

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