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.
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.