🇮🇩 Indonesia: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 246 significant fire ignitions in Indonesia (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 246 significant wildfires in Indonesia, 30 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 826 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanjung Pandan | 22 Aug, 05:55 | 5 | 826 |
| Batusopang | 8 Aug, 05:55 | 28 | 489 |
| Kahala | 8 Aug, 06:18 | 21 | 387 |
| Belimbing | 14 Aug, 06:25 | 13 | 343 |
| Wamena | 19 Aug, 03:45 | 7 | 326 |
| Wiralaga Mulya | 8 Aug, 06:45 | 23 | 321 |
| Kimaam | 14 Aug, 03:46 | 21 | 319 |
| Balaiberkuak | 16 Aug, 05:15 | 10 | 311 |
| Sigi Biromaru | 22 Aug, 01:45 | 12 | 307 |
| Ngabang | 5 Aug, 06:25 | 1 | 295 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Indonesia, August 2026: 246 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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