Peatland in Aceh

Aceh has about 214.9 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 3.8% of its area.

Depth and function

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry's 1:50,000 peat ecosystem function map covers 42.4 thousand ha of peat here. 22.7 thousand ha is designated for protection, mostly because the peat is deeper than 3 metres, and 19.7 thousand ha for cultivation. The deepest peat on record here reaches 9.5 metres.

Class	Area	Share
Shallow (0.5–1 m)	3,947 ha	9.3%
Moderate (1–2 m)	8,043 ha	19%
Deep (2–3 m)	7,699 ha	18.2%
Very deep (> 3 m)	22.7 thousand ha	53.5%

Peat hydrological units (KHG)

This area touches 5 peat hydrological units (KHG) with detailed boundaries. A KHG is one peat ecosystem between two rivers, or between a river and the sea, managed as a unit under Government Regulation 57/2016.

Fires on peat

Since 2012 the VIIRS satellites have recorded 16,953 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2014, with 4,507.

VIIRS heat detections on peat per year

Since 7 October 2026: 1 confirmed fires on peat, from six-sensor satellite monitoring that started that day.

No confirmed fire is active in this area right now.

Official hazard maps

KLHK forest and land fire hazard map (1:250,000)

Very high	306.9 thousand ha	5.4%
High	2.33 million ha	41.1%
Moderate	1.91 million ha	33.6%
Low	1.12 million ha	19.7%

Flood hazard map (1:50,000)

High	158 ha	0%
Moderate	386 ha	0%

Regencies and cities

Name	Peat (Ministry of Agriculture)	Detailed peat (KLHK)
Aceh Selatan	80.6 thousand ha	–
Nagan Raya	48.7 thousand ha	32.5 thousand ha
Aceh Singkil	33.2 thousand ha	–
Aceh Barat	16.5 thousand ha	9,907 ha
Aceh Jaya	14.7 thousand ha	–
Aceh Barat Daya	11.8 thousand ha	4 ha
Kota Subulussalam	9,404 ha	–

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Updated 16 October 2026.