Indonesia - Emissions from peatland burning
Years available: 2015-2024
Data last updated: 5 Dec 2025
This metric represents the GHG emissions from peat burning (tonnes of CO₂-eq) in a single year per concession. The emissions are calculated based on the area of overlap between the burned areas and peat areas (more details above) multiplied by 824 tonnes of CO₂-eq following the average emission factor estimates provided by Rodríguez Vásquez et al., (2021). The value represents an average amount of CO₂-eq per hectare that is released into the atmosphere in a unique event of fire on peat. Rodríguez Vásquez et al., (2021) based their estimate on other studies from peatlands sites in Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Malaysia where depth of burn, bulk density, and average emissions factors were measured.
- Indonesia’s peatland map (Ministry of Agriculture, 2019) Indonesia’s burned area map (Ministry of Forestry, 2025)
- Ministry of Agriculture. (2019). Peta Lahan Gambut Indonesia Skala 1:50.000, Edisi Desember 2019 (Indonesian peatland map at 1:50,000 scale, December 2019 Edition) [Dataset].
- Ministry of Forestry. (2025). Peta Areal Karhutla at Peta Interaktif SIGAP Kementerian LHK [Map]. https://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2ee8bdda1d714899955fccbe7fdf8468
- Rodríguez Vásquez, M. J., Benoist, A., Roda, J. ‐M., & Fortin, M. (2021). Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Peat Combustion in Wildfires on Indonesian Peatlands, and Their Uncertainty. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 35(2), e2019GB006218. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GB006218
To cite this dataset, use the following format
Benedict, J., Chandra, A., Orland, B., Gollnow, F., Mueller, C., Gaveau, D., Salim, A., Biddle, H., Husnayaen, H., Nagara, G., Manurung, T., Putra, S. P., Suavet, C., Yohar, S., Barr, C., & Heilmayr, R. (2025). SEI-PCS Indonesia wood pulp supply chain and sustainability metrics (Version 3.2) [Data set]. Trase. https://doi.org/10.48650/RS65-VQ49
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