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Peatland in Rokan Hilir

Rokan Hilir has about 435.4 thousand ha of peatland on the Ministry of Agriculture's peat map, 47.4% 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 68,138 heat detections on peat in this area. The worst year was 2013, with 21,471.

2012: 10,110122013: 21,471132014: 19,234142015: 2,757152016: 4,502162017: 494172018: 3,700182019: 3,783192020: 151202021: 271212022: 175222023: 161232024: 154242025: 1,17525
VIIRS heat detections on peat per year

Since 7 October 2026: 0 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 high611.2 thousand ha66.6%
High276.2 thousand ha30.1%
Moderate25.9 thousand ha2.8%
Low3,414 ha0.4%

Updated 16 October 2026.