Imbas Corona, Persentase Penduduk Miskin Papua Meningkat

Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Papua menyatakan peningkatan persentase penduduk miskin di bumi cenderawasih selama enam bulan terakhir sedikit banyak dipengaruhi oleh imbas dari pandemi Covid-19.

Hal itu disampaikan Kepala Bidang Statistik Sosial BPS Provinsi Papua Bagas Susilo, Kamis.

Menurut ia, terimbasnya sektor pariwisata hingga menurunnya angkutan penumpang pesawat terbang sekitar 50-60 persen di akhir Maret 2020, membuat persentase penduduk miskin Papua meningkat.

“Termasuk pembatalan festival budaya di Papua yang berimbas pada turunnya wisatawan mancanegara dan berkurangnya tingkat hunian kamar hotel di Papua,” ucap ia.

Secara persentase, Bagas menyebut penduduk miskin di Papua meningkat 0,09 persen poin yaitu dari 26,55 persen pada September 2019 menjadi 26,64 persen per Maret 2020.

Namun presentase penduduk miskin di Papua untuk daerah perkotaan mengalami penurunan sebanyak 0,06 persen poin menjadi 4,47 persen yakni 4,53 persen pada September 2019. Hanya untuk perdesaan, naik sebanyak 0,14 persen poin menjadi 35,50 persen atau 35,36 persen pada September 2019.

“Ini juga karena peranan komoditi makanan terhadap Garis Kemiskinan (GK) jauh lebih besar dibandingkan peranan komoditi bukan makanan, baik perkotaan maupun perdesaan,” kata ia.

Ditambahkan dia, pada Maret 2020,sumbangan Garis Kemiskinan Makanan terhadap Garis Kemiskinan di perkotaan sebesar 66,82 persen, sedangkan perdesaan sebesar 78,89 persen.  

Sementara komoditi makanan yang berpengaruh besar terhadap GK Provinsi Papua di daerah perkotaan adalah beras, rokok kretek filter, telur ayam ras, ikan kembung dan daging ayam ras. 

Sedangkan komoditi makanan yang berpengaruh besar terhadap GK di perdesaan adalah ketela rambat atau ubi, beras, rokok kretek filter, daging babi, dan daging ayam ras.

The Papua Statistical Centre states the increase in the percentage of poor people on Earth for the last six months is slightly influenced by the scan of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It was conveyed by the Head of Social Statistics of the Papua province Bagas Susilo, Thursday.

According to him, he received the tourism sector to decrease its airline passenger transport around 50-60 percent at the end of March 2020, making the percentage of the poor population of Papua increased.

"Including the cancellation of cultural festivals in Papua that affect the decline of foreign tourists and the reduced occupancy of hotel rooms in Papua," he said.

By percentages, Bagas mentions the poor population of Papua to increase 0.09 percent, from 26.55 percent in September 2019 to 26.64 percent in March 2020.

But the percentage of poor people in Papua for urban areas decreased by 0.06 percent points to 4.47 percent by 4.53 percent in September 2019. Only for the rural, up as much as 0.14 percent points to 35.50 percent or 35.36 percent in September 2019.

"This is also because the role of food commodity to the poverty line is greater than the role of non-food commodity, both urban and rural," he said.

Added he, in March 2020, donated food poverty line to the poverty line in the cities amounted to 66.82 percent, while the rural population was 78.89 percent. 

While food commodities have a big effect on the poverty line of Papua Province in urban areas is rice, cigarettes, eggs, fish and chicken.

Meanwhile, food commodities that have a big effect on the poverty line in rural areas are cassava or yam, rice, cigarettes, pork, and chicken.