KLHK Detects 279 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Riau (Sunday, February 8, 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 279 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is an increase of 110 hotspots compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (February 8, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 279 detected hotspots, 6 have a high confidence level, 263 are medium scale, and 10 are low scale.

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

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The most hotspots were detected in Riau, totaling 98. West Kalimantan ranks second with 72 hotspots, and Central Kalimantan third with 30.

26 hotspots were detected in Aceh, South Sulawesi followed with 13, while the Riau Islands and North Sumatra had 11 and 6 detected hotspots respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area with 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 way to monitor forest and land fires over large areas.

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