Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in the Aru Islands Decreased by 2.06% in the Last Year

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in the Aru Islands Regency, Maluku, was 31.68% in 2023.

This figure is down 2.06% from the previous year's 33.74%, and down 4.89% over the past five years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.53% in 2023. This means that the PoU in the Aru Islands 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 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 in the Aru Islands Regency, the percentage of the population whose food consumption does not meet their energy needs does not reach 31.68% of the total population.

Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, the PoU in the Aru Islands Regency ranks 6th. The area with the lowest PoU (highest ranking) is Ambon City (24.12%), and the highest (lowest ranking) is South Buru Regency (38.87%).

The following is a list of the lowest PoU in the 10 regencies/cities of Maluku Province in 2023:

1. Ambon City: 24.12%
2. Southwest Maluku Regency: 26.59%
3. Buru Regency: 28.23%
4. Tual City: 29.31%
5. Southeast Maluku Regency: 31.66%
6. Aru Islands Regency: 31.68%
7. East Seram Regency: 31.79%
8. West Seram Regency: 32.7%
9. West Southeast Maluku Regency: 34.05%
10. Central Maluku Regency: 34.62%