Prevalence of Food Consumption Inadequacy in Nganjuk Reaches 7.71% in 2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the prevalence of food inadequacy (Prevalence of Undernourishment/PoU) in Nganjuk Regency, East Java, reached 7.71% in 2024.

This figure decreased by 1.32% from the previous year's 9.03%, while in the last 5 years, it decreased by 4.55%.

The average PoU for Indonesia was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Nganjuk 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.

This means that the population in Nganjuk Regency experiencing insufficient energy intake from food is not up to 7.71% of the total population.

Compared to 37 other regencies/cities in East Java Province, Nganjuk Regency's PoU ranks 17th. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Surabaya City (2.37%), and the highest (last rank) is Situbondo Regency (17.35%).

Here is a list of the 10 regencies/cities with the lowest PoU in East Java Province in 2024.

1. Kota Surabaya: 2,37%
2. Kabupaten Gresik: 2,9%
3. Kabupaten Sidoarjo: 3,07%
4. Kota Batu: 3,49%
5. Kota Pasuruan: 4,29%
6. Kota Mojokerto: 4,33%
7. Kota Probolinggo: 4,47%
8. Kota Malang: 4,99%
9. Kabupaten Lamongan: 5,3%
10. Kota Kediri: 5,31%

(Read: Maluku Has the Highest Child Food Inadequacy Rate in Indonesia 2024)