Food Consumption Insufficiency Rate of Padang Panjang City Residents Decreased by 5.33% in 2024

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Padang Panjang City, West Sumatra reached 5.33% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.48% from the previous year''s 6.81%, while in the last 5 years, it increased by 1.75%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Padang Panjang City is lower than the national average.

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as 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 the condition of food and nutrition insecurity.

This means that residents in Padang Panjang City who consume food but have insufficient energy intake are less than 5.33% of the total population.

Compared to 18 other regencies/cities in West Sumatra Province, the PoU in Padang Panjang City is ranked first (lowest). The region with the highest PoU (last rank) is South Solok Regency (10.95%).

Below is a list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in West Sumatra Province in 2024.

1. Padang Panjang City: 5.33%
2. Pariaman City: 7.3%
3. Bukit Tinggi City: 7.35%
4. Dharmasraya Regency: 7.51%
5. Solok City: 7.89%
6. Payakumbuh City: 8.17%
7. Sawahlunto City: 8.19%
8. West Pasaman Regency: 8.55%
9. Padang City: 8.57%
10. Sawahlunto/Sijunjung Regency: 8.67%

(Read: East Java, Province with the Most Poor Residents September 2024)