Ministry of Environment and Forestry Detects 474 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in West Kalimantan (Monday, March 2, 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 474 hotspots detected in Indonesia.

The data is the result of imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellites accessed on Monday (March 2, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 474 detected hotspots, 42 have a high hotspot confidence level, 411 are medium scale, and 21 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 greater the likelihood of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

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The most hotspots detected are in West Kalimantan with 237 points. Riau ranks second with 35 hotspots. Southeast Sulawesi is third with 34 hotspots.

31 hotspots were detected in North Sumatra, followed by South Sumatra with 20 hotspots, and Aceh and Bangka Belitung Islands with 17 and 16 detected hotspots respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points in an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and do 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 satellite remote sensing hotspot detection data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

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