Prevalence of Inadequate Food Consumption in Bekasi Dropped 0.96% Over the Past Year
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Bekasi Regency, West Java stood at 3.64% in 2025.
This figure decreased by 0.96% from the previous year's 4.6%, while it increased by 1.38% over the last 5 years.
Indonesia's average PoU was 7.89% in 2025, meaning Bekasi Regency's PoU is lower than the national average.
The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as a condition where a person regularly consumes insufficient food to meet energy requirements for normal, active, and healthy living.
This indicator serves as a tool to assess food and nutrition insecurity conditions.
This means that less than 3.64% of the total population in Bekasi Regency consume food but do not meet their energy needs.
Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, Bekasi Regency ranks first for the lowest PoU. The area with the highest PoU (lowest rank) is Cimahi City (6.45%).
Below is the list of the 10 regencies/cities in West Java Province with the lowest PoU in 2025:
- Bekasi Regency: 3.64%
- Purwakarta Regency: 4.07%
- Garut Regency: 4.2%
- Tasikmalaya City: 4.24%
- Banjar City: 4.24%
- Bogor Regency: 4.3%
- Sukabumi Regency: 4.3%
- Pangandaran Regency: 4.51%
- Kuningan Regency: 4.52%
- Karawang Regency: 4.68%
(Read: Population Count in 38 Indonesian Provinces, First Semester 2026)
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