Peatland in Kotawaringin Barat
Kotawaringin Barat has about 233.7 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 27.9% of its area.
Depth and function
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry's 1:50,000 peat ecosystem function map covers 30 thousand ha of peat here. 1,576 ha is designated for protection, mostly because the peat is deeper than 3 metres, and 28.4 thousand ha for cultivation. The deepest peat on record here reaches 6.5 metres.
| Class | Area | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shallow (0.5–1 m) | 4,907 ha | 16.3% |
| Moderate (1–2 m) | 14.4 thousand ha | 48% |
| Deep (2–3 m) | 9,118 ha | 30.4% |
| Very deep (> 3 m) | 1,576 ha | 5.2% |
Peat hydrological units (KHG)
This area touches 1 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 17,239 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2015, with 8,065.
Since 7 October 2026: 285 confirmed fires on peat, from six-sensor satellite monitoring that started that day.
23 fires are active in this area right now, 10 of them on peat and 2 still burning.
Official hazard maps
KLHK forest and land fire hazard map (1:250,000)
| Very high | 41.2 thousand ha | 4.9% |
| High | 543.4 thousand ha | 64.8% |
| Moderate | 252.5 thousand ha | 30.1% |
| Low | 763 ha | 0.1% |
Updated 16 October 2026.