38 Hotspots Detected in Indonesia in the Last 24 Hours (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)

Based on the SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), monitoring in the last 24 hours shows that 38 hotspots were detected in Indonesia. This number of hotspots decreased by 51 points compared to the previous period.

The data is the result of Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA satellite imagery accessed on Tuesday (9/12/2025) at 11.27 AM WIB. Of the 38 detected hotspots, all 38 are of medium scale.

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

(Read: Hotspots of Forest and Land Fires in South Sumatra Increased in Mid-October 2023)

The highest number of detected hotspots were in North Maluku with 12 points. Papua ranked second with 7 hotspots. Central Sulawesi was in third position with 7 hotspots.

Three hotspots were detected in Southeast Sulawesi, followed by North Sumatra with 2 hotspots. North Kalimantan and Riau each had 2 detected hotspots.

A hotspot is a coordinate point of an area that has a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and is not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of hotspots clustered in an area indicates the occurrence of forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data detected by remote sensing satellites is still the most effective in monitoring forest and land fires over a large area.

(Read: 5 Provinces with the Most Forest and Land Fire Hotspots in Peat Ecosystems Until August 2025)