Peatland in Kutai Kartanegara
Kutai Kartanegara has about 99.1 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 3.9% of its area.
Depth and function
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry's 1:50,000 peat ecosystem function map covers 33 thousand ha of peat here. 14.6 thousand ha is designated for protection, mostly because the peat is deeper than 3 metres, and 18.4 thousand ha for cultivation. The deepest peat on record here reaches 10 metres.
| Class | Area | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Very shallow (< 0.5 m) | 391 ha | 1.2% |
| Shallow (0.5–1 m) | 4,955 ha | 15% |
| Moderate (1–2 m) | 7,350 ha | 22.2% |
| Deep (2–3 m) | 5,522 ha | 16.7% |
| Very deep (> 3 m) | 14.8 thousand ha | 44.9% |
Peat hydrological units (KHG)
This area touches 2 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 3,858 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2015, with 1,140.
Since 7 October 2026: 63 confirmed fires on peat, from six-sensor satellite monitoring that started that day.
10 fires are active in this area right now, 1 of them on peat.
Official hazard maps
KLHK forest and land fire hazard map (1:250,000)
| Very high | 63.1 thousand ha | 2.5% |
| High | 1.02 million ha | 40.5% |
| Moderate | 1.12 million ha | 44.2% |
| Low | 320.4 thousand ha | 12.7% |
Updated 16 October 2026.