ERS Spotlight Methane Reductions in Rice Cultivation

The document highlights the impact of Thailand's NAMA Rice Farms program, which utilizes Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) and balanced fertilizer use to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions in rice cultivation. The program has achieved a reduction of 1.9 million tonnes of CO2e between 2018 and 2024, with a current annual project impact of 266,730 tCO2e across 320,000 hectares.

• The Thai Rice Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) program reduced 1.9 million tonnes of CO2e from 2018 to the end of the 2024 reporting period through interventions including laser land leveling, AWD farming, site-specific nutrient fertilizers, and integrated pest management.
• The specific project impact for the 320,000 hectares of rice cultivation identified in the spotlight is an annual emissions reduction of 266,730 tCO2e, while the global potential for these Emissions Reduction Solutions (ERS) is estimated at 169 MtCO2e.
• Methane emissions are reduced by replacing continuous flooding with Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) to introduce oxygen into soils, and by using balanced fertilizers (phosphorus and potassium combined with nitrogen) to improve nutrient efficiency and reduce nitrous oxide and methane compared to nitrogen-only applications.

APA

Climate TRACE (2026). ERS Spotlight Methane Reductions in Rice Cultivation. https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Thailand_Rice_NAMA_09cbb817df.pdf

Chicago

Climate TRACE. ERS Spotlight Methane Reductions in Rice Cultivation. 2026. https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Thailand_Rice_NAMA_09cbb817df.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatetrace2026ers, author = {{Climate TRACE}}, title = {{ERS Spotlight Methane Reductions in Rice Cultivation}}, institution = {Climate TRACE}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://media.climatetrace.org/CT_Thailand_Rice_NAMA_09cbb817df.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }