Bogor Residents' Food Consumption Insufficiency Rate Rises 5.68% in 2024

Referring to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Bogor Regency, West Java, was 5.68% in 2024.

This figure increased by 0.38% from the previous year's 5.3%, while over the last 5 years, it rose by 2.14%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Bogor Regency is lower 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 assess food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that less than 5.68% of the total population in Bogor Regency consumes food but lacks sufficient energy.

Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, Bogor Regency's PoU ranks 16th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Depok City (4.52%), and the highest (last rank) is Bogor City (7.98%).

The following is a list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in West Java Province in 2024.

1. Depok City: 4.52%
2. Bekasi Regency: 4.6%
3. Bekasi City: 4.88%
4. Garut Regency: 5.02%
5. Karawang Regency: 5.1%
6. Banjar City: 5.13%
7. Pangandaran Regency: 5.22%
8. Tasikmalaya City: 5.31%
9. Cianjur Regency: 5.37%
10. Sumedang Regency: 5.43%

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