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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namene Solar Light Company: Replacing Kerosene lights and paraffin can... GS7784 · Namibia · NAMENE CLIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 11,664 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 306 - Togo Safe Water GS11179 · Togo · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,649 | 0 | Country only |
| Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy Project. - CER Conversion VCS2511 · South Africa · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Landfill Methane | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 11,645 | 11,645 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Emfuleni project GS987 · South Africa · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 11,589 | 11,589 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 171 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water GS7292 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 11,582 | 6,952 | Programme location |
| GS1247 VPA 268 - Burkina Faso Safe Water GS11048 · Burkina Faso · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,514 | 566 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-002 - CER Conv... VCS4972 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 11,485 | 3,686 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 170 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water GS7291 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 11,457 | 6,423 | Programme location |
| Rwanda Kamonyi District Clean Water Project I GS10897 · Rwanda · Guangzhou Iceberg Environmental Consulting Service... |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 11,449 | 2,827 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 309 - Togo Safe Water GS11182 · Togo · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,316 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 165 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water GS7287 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 11,296 | 6,124 | Project location |
| GS5047 VPA59 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ib... GS10990 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,296 | 11,101 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 269 - Burkina Faso Safe Water GS11049 · Burkina Faso · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,167 | 26 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Angola VCS2390 · Angola · C-Quest Capital Stoves Asia Limited |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 11,058 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 7 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7129 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,055 | 11,055 | Programme location |
| Biolite Solar Lighting Project in Malawi GS11397 · Malawi · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 10,836 | 10,836 | Country only |
| Revegetation with fruit trees in North Manica Province, Mozambique VCS2085 · Mozambique · Agrimoz S.a r.l. |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 10,826 | 8,568 | Country only |
| GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – VPA-28 – Solidagro F3PA... GS11073 · Burkina Faso · CO2logic |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,824 | 726 | Country only |
| GS5658 VPA 37: "Access to energy for local development and resilience... GS11044 · Uganda · Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,722 | 3,690 | Country only |
| Promotion of Improved and Efficient Cooking Practices in the host coun... GS23170 · Uganda · PERSISTENTCLIMATE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 10,714 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 8 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7130 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,623 | 10,623 | Programme location |
| GS1247 VPA 267 - Burkina Faso Safe Water GS11047 · Burkina Faso · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,584 | 1,701 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 9 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7131 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,395 | 10,395 | Programme location |
| Improved cookstoves distribution in Congo – Brazzaville South VCS4875 · Republic of the Congo · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 10,360 | 0 | Country only |
| Letaba Biomass to Energy Project GS467 · South Africa · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Biomass | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 10,355 | 10,324 | Project location |
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.