Started on Sep 23, 2026.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning with an intense satellite heat signature, an active wildfire near Sukadana, Indonesia, has scorched 880 hectares (2,175 acres) since igniting on September 22, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 440 hectares per day. Satellites have registered 60 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread in the area.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. The broader landscape faces heightened strain as 2026 cumulative totals reach 4,833,634 hectares burned so far, tracking 35% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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