Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK): 272 Hotspots Detected Across Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Monday, April 21, 2025)

Based on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 272 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is an increase of 82 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA accessed on Monday (21/4/2025) at 11:52 WIB. Of the 272 hotspots detected, 2 have a high confidence level, 264 are medium scale, and 6 are low scale.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the hotspot confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in a particular area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in East Kalimantan (58). South Sulawesi is second with 48 hotspots, followed by West Sumatra with 29.

27 hotspots were detected in North Maluku, followed by Central Sulawesi with 23, and Southeast Sulawesi and North Kalimantan with 17 and 11 hotspots respectively.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.