438 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Thursday, March 5, 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 438 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots is an increase of 108 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Thursday (March 5, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 438 detected hotspots, 14 have a high confidence level, 408 are medium scale, and 16 are low scale.

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

(Read: Distribution of Fatalities Due to Floods and Landslides in North Sumatra (December 9, 2025))

The most hotspots detected are in West Kalimantan, totaling 229. Central Sulawesi ranks second with 37 hotspots. West Sulawesi is third with 24 hotspots.

23 hotspots were detected in South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi follows with 22 hotspots, and Aceh and Central Kalimantan have 20 and 15 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: Distribution of Fatalities Due to Floods and Landslides in Aceh (December 9, 2025))