Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Tanimbar Islands Reaches 35.76% in 2025
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Quoting data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in Tanimbar Islands Regency, Maluku was 35.76% in 2025.
This figure decreased by 0.07% from the previous year's 35.83%, while over the last 5 years it has decreased by 1.29%.
Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in Tanimbar 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 observe food and nutrition security conditions.
This means that residents of Tanimbar Islands Regency who consume food but do not meet their energy needs account for up to 35.76% of the total population.
Compared to 10 other regencies/cities in Maluku Province, the PoU in Tanimbar Islands Regency ranks 10th. The area with the lowest PoU (top rank) is 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%
- Southwest 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%
(Read: 2024 Community Literacy Development Index, South Sulawesi Ranks Highest)
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