Food Consumption Inadequacy Rate in North Nias Population Dropped to 6.53% in 2025
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Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) in North Nias Regency, North Sumatra stood at 6.53% in 2025.
This figure decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous year's 6.73%, and has dropped by 1.32 percentage points over the last 5 years.
Indonesia's national average PoU was 7.89% in 2025, meaning North Nias Regency's PoU is lower than the national average.
According to the National Food Agency (Bapanas), PoU measures the condition where individuals regularly consume insufficient food to meet the energy required for normal, active and healthy living.
This indicator is used to assess food and nutrition insecurity status.
This means less than 6.53% of the total population in North Nias Regency are consuming food below required energy levels.
Among 32 regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province, North Nias Regency ranks 19th for PoU. The lowest PoU was recorded in Padang Lawas Regency (4.69%), while the highest was in South Nias Regency (9.53%).
Below are the 10 regencies/cities in North Sumatra Province with the lowest PoU values in 2025:
- Padang Lawas Regency: 4.69%
- Karo Regency: 4.7%
- Samosir Regency: 4.96%
- Humbang Hasundutan Regency: 5.22%
- North Padang Lawas Regency: 5.55%
- Central Tapanuli Regency: 5.62%
- Nias Regency: 5.65%
- South Labuhan Batu Regency: 5.65%
- Pakpak Bharat Regency: 5.71%
- Toba Samosir Regency: 5.71%
(Read also: Indonesia: World's Largest Muslim Population Country)
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