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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COOKSTOVES VCS3881 · Togo · Carbon Kind Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 3,671 | 3,671 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-006 - CER Con... VCS4977 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 3,656 | 34 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-005 - CER Conv... VCS4975 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 3,583 | 0 | Country only |
| Clean Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa by ClimateCare Limited - CER C... VCS2389 · Ghana · Credits transferred from approved GHG program |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 3,508 | 3,508 | Country only |
| *Zengamina Mini Hydro Scheme- Zambia GS355 · Zambia · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Hydropower | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 3,481 | 3,481 | Project location |
| Waste composting project in Madagascar GS11201 · Madagascar · GoodPlanet |
Gold Standard | Composting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
smallholder or rural f... | 3,432 | 0 | Country only |
| Maluti Air Quality Project - South GS1027 · South Africa · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 3,149 | 3,149 | Project location |
| Implementation and operation of Food & Energy Systems in Madagascar GS10832 · Madagascar · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | RE Bundled | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 3,133 | 1,893 | Country only |
| CPA 041 – BioLite HomeStove in Kenya GS11195 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,593 | 1,582 | Country only |
| GS1366 Micro Energy PoA VPA 2 West Cameroon Improved Cookstoves GS3071 · Cameroon · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,493 | 2,493 | Project location |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-007 - CER Con... VCS4978 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 2,373 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – tiipaalga F3PA cooksto... GS11989 · Burkina Faso · Tiipaalga |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,199 | 0 | Country only |
| COMMUNITY CARBON SAFE WATER DRINKING PROGRAMME-VPA 20 GS12342 · Uganda · Community Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 2,095 | 41 | Country only |
| Mbaula za Makono Banja la thanzi (Improved cookstoves a healthy family... GS23186 · Malawi · Futures Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
women | 1,899 | 0 | Country only |
| Implementation and operation of water kiosks in Kenya - VPA 1 GS10796 · Kenya · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 1,783 | 1,500 | Country only |
| VPA1 - Improved Charcoal Cookstove in Ashanti and Central Regions of G... GS12871 · Ghana · EcoLinks Co. Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,735 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cooksto... GS11980 · Burkina Faso · CO2logic |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,441 | 1,412 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA64 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ib... GS10995 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,357 | 1,357 | Country only |
| CPA 061 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11884 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,214 | 0 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Standerton project GS1040 · South Africa · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 1,140 | 1,140 | Project location |
| Rural electrification program Madagascar GS7623 · Madagascar · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 1,099 | 100 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 45 Murang'a Improved Cookstove Project GS11188 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,091 | 1,091 | Country only |
| BLACK SOLDIER FLY COMMERCIAL FARMING PROJECT VCS4145 · Tanzania · Chanzi (PP) |
Verra | Waste Diversion | Active Registered |
Not stated | 967 | 530 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 4 GS11904 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 856 | 0 | Country only |
| Solar Power for Rural Villages in Mali GS11166 · Mali · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities +1 | 689 | 0 | 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.