Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Alor Decreased by 0.43% in the Last Year

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was 13.03% in 2025.

This figure decreased by 0.43% from the previous year's 13.46%, while over the last 5 years, it increased by 0.16%.

Indonesia's average PoU was 7.89% in 2025. This means that the PoU in Alor Regency is higher than the national average.

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as 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 less than 13.03% of the total population in Alor Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy needs.

Compared to 21 other regencies/cities in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Alor Regency's PoU ranks 18th. The region with the lowest PoU (highest rank) is East Sumba Regency (8.96%) and the highest (lowest rank) is Kupang Regency (13.85%).

Below is a list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in East Nusa Tenggara Province in 2025.

1. East Sumba Regency: 8.96%
2. Central Sumba Regency: 9,68%
3. Sabu Raijua Regency: 10,11%
4. Southwest Sumba Regency: 10,51%
5. Manggarai Regency: 10,85%
6. Nagekeo Regency: 11,24%
7. West Manggarai Regency: 11,3%
8. Ngada Regency: 11,35%
9. South Central Timor Regency: 11,46%
10. West Sumba Regency: 11,57%

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