Data from Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reveals that the prevalence of inadequate food consumption in Indonesia reached 8.27% in 2024. This figure is down from 8.53% in 2023.
Eastern Indonesian provinces dominate the prevalence of the highest inadequate food consumption in Indonesia.
Central Papua recorded the highest prevalence at 37.69% in 2024.
Maluku followed in second place with 31.66%. South Papua was third, at 29.26%.
Other provinces included North Maluku, Highland Papua, Papua, West Papua, and Gorontalo. The only province outside of Eastern Indonesia in the top ten is North Kalimantan.
Citing the BPS Temanggung website, the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) is the proportion of a population in a given area consuming less food than the minimum energy requirement for a healthy, active, and productive life, expressed as a percentage.
PoU is influenced by various factors, including household income, family size, expenditure, food prices and availability, and nutritional knowledge.
The following is a complete list of the prevalence of inadequate food consumption in all Indonesian provinces in 2024:
* Aceh: 9.1%
* North Sumatra: 7.54%
* West Sumatra: 8.88%
* Riau: 10.93%
* Jambi: 10.58%
* South Sumatra: 5.97%
* Bengkulu: 9.86%
* Lampung: 10.68%
* Bangka Belitung Islands: 10.66%
* Riau Islands: 9.55%
* Jakarta: 3.53%
* West Java: 5.99%
* Central Java: 8.63%
* Yogyakarta: 9.05%
* East Java: 8.4%
* Banten: 2.55%
* Bali: 3.2%
* West Nusa Tenggara: 2.74%
* East Nusa Tenggara: 12.49%
* West Kalimantan: 13.56%
* Central Kalimantan: 8.5%
* South Kalimantan: 3.83%
* East Kalimantan: 7.4%
* North Kalimantan: 14.61%
* North Sulawesi: 6.16%
* Central Sulawesi: 10.51%
* South Sulawesi: 6.99%
* Southeast Sulawesi: 10.25%
* Gorontalo: 15.99%
* West Sulawesi: 6.53%
* Maluku: 31.66%
* North Maluku: 28.44%
* West Papua: 21.91%
* Southwest Papua: 20.53%
* Papua: 26.03%
* South Papua: 29.26%
* Central Papua: 37.69%
* Highland Papua: 27.26%
* Indonesia: 8.27%
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