Food Consumption Inadequacy Rate of South Central Timor Residents Decreased by 11.46% in 2025

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was 11.46% in 2025.

This figure decreased by 1.15% from the previous year's 12.61%, while over the last 5 years, it decreased by 2.54%.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 7.89% in 2025. This means that the PoU in South Central Timor Regency was 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 less than 11.46% of the total population in South Central Timor Regency consumes food but lacks sufficient energy.

Compared to 21 other regencies/cities in East Nusa Tenggara Province, South Central Timor Regency's PoU ranks 9th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is East Sumba Regency (8.96%) and the highest (last rank) is Kupang Regency (13.85%).

Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in East Nusa Tenggara Province in 2025.

1. East Sumba Regency: 8.96%
2. Central Sumba Regency: 9.68%
3. Sabu Raijua Regency: 10.11%
4. Southwest Sumba Regency: 10.51%
5. Manggarai Regency: 10.85%
6. Nagekeo Regency: 11.24%
7. West Manggarai Regency: 11.3%
8. Ngada Regency: 11.35%
9. South Central Timor Regency: 11.46%
10. West Sumba Regency: 11.57%

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