KLHK Detects 162 Hotspots in Indonesia, Most in Riau (Thursday, February 26, 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 162 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots has increased by 117 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Thursday (February 26, 2026) at 11:47 WIB. Of the 162 detected hotspots, 4 have a high confidence level, 147 are medium scale, and 11 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 greater the possibility of forest and land fires occurring in a particular area.

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The most hotspots detected are in Riau, with 60 points. South Sumatra ranks second with 20 hotspots, followed by West Sumatra in third place with 19 hotspots.

12 hotspots were detected in North Sumatra, Bengkulu followed with 11 hotspots, while West Kalimantan and the Bangka Belitung Islands had 10 and 8 detected 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 the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that satellite remote sensing hotspot detection data remains the most effective for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.

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