Ministry of Environment and Forestry Finds 223 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Jambi (Saturday, November 15, 2025)

Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring in the last 24 hours shows that 223 hotspots were detected in Indonesia. This number increased by 86 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Saturday (15/11/2025) at 11:53 AM WIB. Of the 223 detected hotspots, 5 points had a high confidence level, 210 points were at a medium scale, and 8 points were at a low scale.

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

The highest number of detected hotspots was in Jambi, with 40 points. Riau ranked second with 29 hotspots. North Maluku was in third place with 27 hotspots.

A total of 26 hotspots were detected in West Sumatra, followed by Southeast Sulawesi with 19 hotspots, and West Sulawesi and South Sumatra with 15 and 14 detected hotspots, respectively.

A hotspot is a coordinate point in an area that has a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not 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 hotspot data from remote sensing satellite detection is still the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over a wide area.