KLHK Detects 187 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in East Kalimantan (Sunday, April 12, 2026)

Based on the forest and land fire monitoring system SiPongi of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring over the last 24 hours shows 187 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots has increased by 61 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (April 12, 2026) at 11:35 WIB. Of the 187 detected hotspots, 3 have a high confidence level, 179 are medium scale, and 5 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.

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Most hotspots were detected in East Kalimantan, totaling 20. East Java ranks second with 16 hotspots. Central Sulawesi is third with 15 hotspots.

13 hotspots were detected in West Java, South Sulawesi follows with 13 hotspots, while West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara have 12 and 9 detected hotspots respectively.

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

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