1,143 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, March 24, 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 1,143 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number is an increase of 444 hotspots compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 1,143 detected hotspots, 46 have a high confidence level, 1,013 are medium scale, and 84 are low scale.

Hotspot confidence levels are divided into 3 scales: 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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Most hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan with 399. Riau ranks second with 325 hotspots, and the Riau Islands third with 124 hotspots.

69 hotspots were detected in North Maluku, followed by North Sumatra with 40, and Aceh and Central Sulawesi with 28 and 23 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 forest and land fire activity. This means that remote sensing satellite-detected hotspot data remains the most effective way to monitor forest and land fires across large areas.

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