Food Consumption Inadequacy Rate for South Nias Population Rises 9.53% in 2025
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Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in South Nias Regency, North Sumatra reached 9.53% in 2025.
This figure increased by 1.72% from the previous year's 7.81%, while rising 0.98% over the last 5 years.
Indonesia's national average PoU was 7.89% in 2025, meaning South Nias PoU is higher than the national average.
According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU describes the condition where a person regularly consumes insufficient food to meet energy needs for normal, active, healthy life.
This indicator measures food and nutrition insecurity status.
It means less than 9.53% of South Nias total population consume food that fails to meet their energy requirements.
Among 32 other regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province, South Nias ranks last (highest PoU). The lowest PoU area is Padang Lawas Regency at 4.69%.
Below are the 10 regencies/cities in North Sumatra with the lowest PoU rates in 2025:
- Padang Lawas Regency: 4.69%
- Karo Regency: 4.7%
- Samosir Regency: 4.96%
- Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 5.22%
- North Padang Lawas Regency: 5.55%
- Central Tapanuli Regency: 5.62%
- Nias Regency: 5.65%
- South Labuhan Batu Regency: 5.65%
- Pakpak Bharat Regency: 5.71%
- Toba Samosir Regency: 5.71%
(Read: Countries With The Highest Female Population Proportion Worldwide 2022)
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