KLHK Detects 439 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in West Kalimantan (Monday, April 20, 2026)

Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the last 24 hours shows 439 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots decreased by 52 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Monday (April 20, 2026) at 11:35 WIB. Of the 439 detected hotspots, 14 have a high confidence level, 399 are medium-scale, and 26 are low-scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales. The low scale ranges from 0 - 29, medium scale from 30 - 79, and high scale from 80 - 100. The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the possibility of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

(Read: Due to Forest and Land Fires, ARI Cases in South Kalimantan Reach 189 Thousand as of September 2023)

The most hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan, totaling 101 points. North Maluku ranks second with 64 hotspots. Southeast Sulawesi is third with 49 hotspots.

38 hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, Maluku followed with 30 hotspots, and South Sumatra and Central Java have 22 and 18 detected hotspots respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area that has a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and does not represent the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of clustered hotspots in an area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that remote sensing satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

(Read: Forest and Land Fire Hotspots in South Sumatra Increase in Mid-October 2023)