Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Bekasi City Rose 2.61% in the Last Year

Citing data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in Bekasi City, West Java, was 4.88% in 2024.

This figure increased by 2.61% from the previous year's 2.27%, while over the last 5 years, it rose by 3.62%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Bekasi City is lower 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 conditions.

This means that less than 4.88% of Bekasi City residents consume food but have insufficient energy needs.

Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, Bekasi City's PoU is ranked 3rd. The areas with the lowest PoU (top rank) are Depok City (4.52%) and the highest (last rank) is Bogor City (7.98%).

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

1. Depok City: 4.52%
2. Bekasi Regency: 4.6%
3. Bekasi City: 4.88%
4. Garut Regency: 5.02%
5. Karawang Regency: 5.1%
6. Banjar City: 5.13%
7. Kabupaten Pangandaran: 5.22%
8. Tasikmalaya City: 5.31%
9. Cianjur Regency: 5.37%
10. Sumedang Regency: 5.43%

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