Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Nunukan Reaches 17.84% in 2025
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According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data, the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan reached 17.84% in 2025.
This figure increased by 0.11% from the previous year's 17.73%, and rose by 2.42% over the last 5 years.
Indonesia's national average PoU stood at 7.89% in 2025, meaning Nunukan Regency's PoU is higher than the national average.
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as the condition where an individual regularly consumes insufficient food to meet the energy required for a normal, active and healthy life.
This indicator serves to assess food and nutrition insecurity status.
This means less than 17.84% of Nunukan Regency's total population consume food that fails to meet their energy requirements.
Compared to the other 4 regencies/cities in North Kalimantan Province, Nunukan Regency ranks last for PoU. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Bulungan Regency at 12.2%.
Below is the ranking of lowest PoU values across all regencies/cities in North Kalimantan Province for 2025:
- Bulungan Regency: 12.2%
- Tarakan City: 13.03%
- Tana Tidung Regency: 13.58%
- Malinau Regency: 13.95%
- Nunukan Regency: 17.84%
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