Peatland in Seruyan

Seruyan has about 279.9 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 16.9% of its area.

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Depth and function

The 1:50,000 peat depth and function map does not cover this area yet; so far it exists for part of the peat hydrological units only.

Fires on peat

Since 2012 the VIIRS satellites have recorded 22,726 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2015, with 12,564.

Since 7 October 2026: 523 confirmed fires on peat, from six-sensor satellite monitoring that started that day.

111 fires are active in this area right now, 48 of them on peat and 5 still burning.

Official hazard maps

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

Updated 16 October 2026.