Tual City Residents' Food Consumption Deficiency Figure Rises to 30.73% in 2025
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Quoting data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Tual City, Maluku reached 30.73% in 2025.
This figure increased by 2.82% from the previous year's 27.91%, while over the last 5 years it rose by 1.77%.
Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that PoU in Tual City 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 needed 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 Tual City residents who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for up to 30.73% of the total population.
Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, PoU in Tual City ranks 3rd. 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.
- Ambon City: 24.78%
- Central Maluku Regency: 30.26%
- Tual City: 30.73%
- West Southeast Maluku Regency: 30.73%
- Southeast Maluku Regency: 30.99%
- Buru Regency: 32.36%
- West Seram Regency: 32.94%
- Aru Islands Regency: 33.31%
- East Seram Regency: 33.63%
- Tanimbar Islands Regency: 35.76%
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