Area of Forest and Land Fires in Indonesia, 2010-2024

According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the estimated area of forest and land fires in Indonesia throughout 2024 reached 376,000 hectares.

The area burned decreased by 68%, or about three times less compared to 2023.

The area of forest and land fires in Indonesia in 2024 was also lower than the 2010-2023 period, which had a median burned area of 483,000 hectares.

In 2024, fires occurred most frequently in East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. These two provinces contributed almost half, or 42%, of the total national forest and land fire area.

Here is a breakdown of the area of forest and land fires in Indonesia per province in 2024, sorted from largest to smallest:

1. East Nusa Tenggara: 113,089.51 hectares

2. West Nusa Tenggara: 46,189.73 hectares

3. South Papua: 27,182.19 hectares

4. West Kalimantan: 24,154.63 hectares

5. East Kalimantan: 22,570.5 hectares

6. East Java: 20,957.17 hectares

7. South Sumatra: 15,422.48 hectares

8. Maluku: 13,404.83 hectares

9. Lampung: 13,242.01 hectares

10. Central Kalimantan: 11,459.89 hectares

11. Riau: 11,027.96 hectares

12. Aceh: 7,257.35 hectares

13. North Sumatra: 7,032.27 hectares

14. Jambi: 5,636.69 hectares

15. South Kalimantan: 4,993.88 hectares

16. Central Sulawesi: 4,920.7 hectares

17. West Java: 4,548.58 hectares

18. Central Java: 3,726.78 hectares

19. South Sulawesi: 3,522.91 hectares

20. West Sumatra: 3,052.2 hectares

21. Bangka Belitung: 2,915.46 hectares

22. North Kalimantan: 2,429.21 hectares

23. Southeast Sulawesi: 1,629.74 hectares

24. Riau Islands: 1,498.66 hectares

25. West Sulawesi: 994.74 hectares

26. Gorontalo: 767.03 hectares

27. North Sulawesi: 651.68 hectares

28. Papua: 544.19 hectares

29. Highland Papua: 461.56 hectares

30. Banten: 362.83 hectares

31. Bengkulu: 355.05 hectares

32. Bali: 316.36 hectares

33. West Papua: 198.85 hectares

34. Central Papua: 104.02 hectares

35. North Maluku: 102.57 hectares

36. Yogyakarta: 51.91 hectares

37. Southwest Papua: 28.42 hectares

38. Jakarta: 0.51 hectares