Probolinggo Residents' Food Consumption Inadequacy Rate Rises 11.83% in 2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Probolinggo Regency, East Java, reached 11.83% in 2024.

This figure increased by 1.4% from the previous year's 10.43%, while in the last 5 years it rose by 0.85%.

Indonesia's average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Probolinggo Regency 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 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 the residents in Probolinggo Regency who consume food but whose energy needs are insufficient do not exceed 11.83% of the total population.

Compared to 37 other regencies/cities in East Java Province, Probolinggo Regency's PoU ranks 31st. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Surabaya City (2.37%), and the highest (last rank) is Situbondo Regency (17.35%).

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

1. Surabaya City: 2.37%
2. Gresik Regency: 2.9%
3. Sidoarjo Regency: 3.07%
4. Batu City: 3.49%
5. Pasuruan City: 4.29%
6. Mojokerto City: 4.33%
7. Probolinggo City: 4.47%
8. Malang City: 4.99%
9. Lamongan Regency: 5.3%
10. Kediri City: 5.31%

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