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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

ProjectRegistryTypeStatusCommunity IssuedRetiredLocation
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-008
VCS2827 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 174,9210 Country only
D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Kenya
VCS4223 · Kenya · d.light design, Ltd
Verra Cookstoves Active
Registered
Not stated 174,875121,380 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-012
VCS2689 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 174,7990 Country only
GS2397 - GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Rwanda Bio...
GS2397 · Rwanda · Hestian Innovation
Gold Standard Cookstoves Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
Not stated 174,759140,564 Corrected location
Ombepo Wind
VCS1915 · Namibia · Ombepo Energy (Pty) Ltd
Verra Wind Active
Registered
Not stated 174,020123,933 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-005
VCS2315 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 173,737270 Country only
GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-4: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in...
GS11432 · Kenya · ECOA Climate Capital
Gold Standard Cookstoves Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
households 173,154169,994 Country only
Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves
GS843 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd
Gold Standard Cookstoves Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
Not stated 168,776140,944 Project location
TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 006
VCS995 · Uganda · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP)
Verra Afforestation/Reforestation Active
Registered
Not stated 168,442155,897 Country only
GS10789 VPA6: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Cote d'Ivo...
GS11434 · Côte d'Ivoire · ECOA Climate Capital
Gold Standard Cookstoves Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
households 167,25268,143 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-013
VCS2690 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 165,48137,806 Country only
GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-22: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households i...
GS12350 · Kenya · Global Cookstoves Ltd.
Gold Standard Cookstoves Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
households 163,16524,205 Country only
A-Gas South Africa 1
VCS5089 · South Africa · A-Gas South Africa (Pty), Ltd.
Verra Ozone Depleting Substances Recovery & Destruction Active
Registered
Not stated 163,1560 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-015
VCS2773 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 162,7500 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-011
VCS2688 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 162,2335,821 Country only
Madagascar Fahatokiana Improved Cookstove Program
VCS3239 · Madagascar · Guangzhou Iceberg Environmental Consulting Service...
Verra Cookstoves Active
Registered
Not stated 162,1440 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-007
VCS2826 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 160,6800 Country only
Orizon CarbonCrop Rewards Programme
VCS3368 · South Africa · Orizon Agriculture (Pty) Ltd
Verra Sustainable Agriculture Active
Registered
Not stated 160,15916,530 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-001
VCS2311 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 159,7771,643 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-009
VCS2685 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 159,4820 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-006
VCS2825 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 158,8410 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-004
VCS2314 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 158,4342,434 Country only
GS7591 VPA 34 Zambian Central Province Safe Water
GS7689 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd
Gold Standard Clean Water Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
households 157,41981,426 Country only
Solar Water Pump Project in Kenya
VCS2989 · Kenya · SunCulture Kenya Ltd
Verra Improved Irrigation Management Active
Registered
Not stated 157,40366,094 Country only
Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-003
VCS2313 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP)
Verra Cookstoves Active
Verification approval requested
Not stated 156,4423,490 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.
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