Prevalence of Insufficient Food Consumption in Bekasi Rose by 2.56% in the Last 5 Years

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Bekasi Regency, West Java, reached 4.6% in 2024.

This figure increased by 0.24% from the previous year's 4.36%, while in the last 5 years, it rose by 2.56%.

Indonesia's average PoU was 8.27% in 2024. This means that the PoU in Bekasi Regency is lower 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 4.6% of the total population in Bekasi Regency consumes food but has insufficient energy intake.

Compared to 26 other regencies/cities in West Java Province, Bekasi Regency's PoU ranks 2nd. The region with the lowest PoU (top rank) is Depok City (4.52%), and the highest (last rank) is Bogor City (7.98%).

Here is a list of the 10 regencies/cities in West Java Province with the lowest PoU 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. Kabupaten Cianjur: 5.37%
10. Sumedang Regency: 5.43%

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