Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Pulang Pisau Reaches 9.21% in 2025

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan reached 9.21% in 2025.

This figure decreased by 0.15% from the previous year's 9.36%, while over the last 5 years it has dropped by 0.44%.

Indonesia's average PoU in 2025 was 7.89%. This means that the PoU in Pulang Pisau 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 required for a normal, active, and healthy life.

This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition security conditions.

This means that residents of Pulang Pisau Regency who consume food but lack sufficient energy intake make up 9.21% of the total population.

Compared to the other 13 regencies/cities in Central Kalimantan Province, Pulang Pisau Regency ranks 11th in terms of PoU. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Gunung Mas Regency (4.46%) and the highest (last rank) is Kapuas Regency (15.41%).

Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities in Central Kalimantan Province with the lowest PoU in 2025.

1. Gunung Mas Regency: 4.46%
2. Lamandau Regency: 4.58%
3. Sukamara Regency: 4.72%
4. Murung Raya Regency: 5.39%
5. Seruyan Regency: 5.72%
6. Palangkaraya City: 6.44%
7. West Kotawaringin Regency: 6.84%
8. East Barito Regency: 7.17%
9. East Kotawaringin Regency: 7.47%
10. Katingan Regency: 7.88%

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