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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS7591 VPA 30 Central Mozambique Safe Water Programme GS7650 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 95,450 | 94,034 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-23 GS12357 · Malawi · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 95,407 | 24,472 | Country only |
| TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 002 VCS825 · Uganda · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 95,277 | 95,277 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 77 GS12393 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 94,486 | 0 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 61 GS12263 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 93,253 | 15,257 | Country only |
| BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 017 supported by Republic... GS11230 · Uganda · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 93,068 | 47,582 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-24 GS12358 · Malawi · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 93,028 | 5,537 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 76 GS12392 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 92,981 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11191 GS11193 RVPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya VPA... GS11200 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 91,759 | 22,380 | Country only |
| GS10789 VPA8: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya GS11603 · Kenya · ECC- Talanton Trust |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 90,894 | 77,515 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 56 GS12258 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 90,579 | 12,279 | Country only |
| BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 016 supported by Republic... GS11229 · Uganda · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 90,432 | 46,379 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 78 GS12394 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 89,959 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 23 GS11923 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 89,260 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 24 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi GS3105 · Malawi · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 88,511 | 62,001 | Country only |
| BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 019 supported by Republic... GS11232 · Uganda · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 88,029 | 45,029 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 10 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project GS7595 · Uganda · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
community groups or co... | 87,789 | 39,527 | Country only |
| UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programme-Cooking Devices VPA-25 GS12377 · Zambia · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 87,286 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11638 VPA-1 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Rwanda... GS11639 · Rwanda · AGS Carbon Advisory |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 85,841 | 0 | Country only |
| BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 028 supported by Republic... GS11236 · Uganda · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 85,566 | 47,188 | Country only |
| CPA 051 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11196 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 85,461 | 52,813 | Country only |
| HomeBiogas Programme in Kenya – VPA1 GS12064 · Kenya · HOMEBIOGAS LTD |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 85,064 | 12,783 | Country only |
| GS1289: Native Hydraid BioSand Water Filter Programme East Africa: VPA... GS3509 · Ethiopia · NATIVE A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 84,318 | 5,225 | Project location |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 89 GS12405 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 84,105 | 0 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 54 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and... GS12228 · Rwanda · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 83,773 | 2,155 | 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.