Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in West Bandung Decreased by 1.23% in the Last Year

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in West Bandung Regency, West Java, reached 6.25% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.23% from the previous year's 7.48%, while it increased by 2.05% in the last 5 years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in West Bandung 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 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 the population in West Bandung Regency who consume food but have insufficient energy needs is less than 6.25% of the total population.

Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, West Bandung Regency's PoU ranks 25th. The areas with the lowest PoU (top ranked) are Depok City (4.52%) and the highest (last ranked) is Bogor City (7.98%).

Here is a list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in West Java Province 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. Pangandaran Regency: 5.22%
8. Tasikmalaya City: 5.31%
9. Cianjur Regency: 5.37%
10. Sumedang Regency: 5.43%

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