Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Pekalongan Reaches 5.54% in 2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, was 5.54% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.19% from the previous year's 6.73%, while in the last 5 years, it decreased by 3.35%.

The average PoU for Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Pekalongan Regency 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 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 5.54% of the total population in Pekalongan Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 34 other regencies/cities in Central Java Province, Pekalongan Regency's PoU ranks 6th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Salatiga City (4.04%) and the highest (last rank) is Wonosobo Regency (13.39%).

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

1. Salatiga City: 4.04%
2. Semarang City: 4.15%
3. Tegal City: 5.02%
4. Pekalongan City: 5.05%
5. Kudus Regency: 5.41%
6. Pekalongan Regency: 5.54%
7. Surakarta City: 6.22%
8. Pemalang Regency: 6.31%
9. Batang Regency: 6.53%
10. Karanganyar Regency: 7.09%

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