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Carbon projects in Africa
Carbon-credit projects registered with Gold Standard, Verra, ACR, ART and Plan Vivo, from the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08) with Gold Standard registry details. Every project can be opened for its full record, and each map point says how its location was established.
Projects
2,563
1,253 active · 758 in the pipeline
Credits issued
418,108,983
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
233,409,680
56% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
365 · 30
507 projects have a mapped location
Where the projects are
Only projects with a verified location are drawn. Click a point for its details; every click zooms in.
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Point colour is the Carbon Projects theme. The Location column shows how accurate each point is: Project location is exact as published by the registry, Programme location is shared by several projects, Named place and Area centre are approximate.
Community involvement
1,330 of 2,563 projects describe who they work with
Read from each project's own description. Where the text does not say, Atlas says so instead of guessing; project design documents in the registry are the place to check consultation and benefit-sharing.
Credits issued by vintage year
Tonnes of CO₂-equivalent
Credits issued by project type
Largest types
| Project | Registry | Type | Status | Community | Issued | Retired | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Gha... GS11564 · Ghana · Man and Man Enterprise |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 418,612 | 18,387 | Country only |
| GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Gha... GS11624 · Ghana · Man and Man Enterprise |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 413,278 | 0 | Country only |
| Top Third Ventures Stove Programme CPA KE0008 – BURN Efficient Cooksto... GS11614 · Kenya · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 408,011 | 165,452 | Country only |
| M'tetezi Improved cook-stoves Balaka District Malawi GS4539 · Malawi · Project Developer |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 365,063 | 56,602 | Project location |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA - VPA 6 (Zambia) GS11901 · Zambia · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 355,037 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities - Kenya VPA 1 GS5314 · Kenya · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 347,991 | 274,166 | Country only |
| Darfur Efficient Cook-stove Project GS500 · Sudan · Carbon Clear |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 329,887 | 304,869 | Project location |
| Improved Cookstove Programme - Nigeria - VPA 48 GS11306 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 321,507 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities – Kenya VPA 4 GS5317 · Kenya · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 319,685 | 142,460 | Country only |
| OYU - Building Sustainable Ugandan Communities VPA10 GS12626 · Uganda · SHRI MAA MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 278,230 | 41,399 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 07 GS11265 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 274,142 | 123,057 | Country only |
| Efficient Wood Fuel Stove-Cooking-Sets Lesotho GS913 · Lesotho · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 273,332 | 49,798 | Project location |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 36 GS11294 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 272,996 | 76,905 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 17 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme GS7637 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 272,134 | 175,728 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 18 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme GS7638 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 271,694 | 228,705 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 34 GS11292 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 271,187 | 79,373 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 37 GS11295 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 268,290 | 106,433 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 42 GS11300 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 266,273 | 55,058 | Country only |
| GS10884 - KOKO Kenya - Ethanol Cookstoves Program - CPA-0001 GS10885 · Kenya · KOKO Network limited |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 263,951 | 84 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 21 GS11279 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 263,587 | 53,213 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 19 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme GS7639 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 261,632 | 233,932 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 38 GS11296 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 261,259 | 105,497 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 39 GS11297 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 259,839 | 54,551 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 35 GS11293 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 258,699 | 68,883 | Country only |
| OYU - Building Sustainable Ugandan Communities VPA12 GS12627 · Uganda · SHRI MAA MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 257,911 | 39,413 | Country only |
About this data. Project lists, status and credit totals come from the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project's Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0), which compiles the public registries. Gold Standard details and coordinates come from the Gold Standard public registry; Vanga Blue Forest and Mikoko Pamoja come from Plan Vivo. Figures change as registries update. Please cite the Berkeley database and the registry when you use them, and check a registry record before relying on a number.