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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji Safi Maisha Bora Project GS11544 · Kenya · OFFGRIDSUN S.R.L. |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 8,296 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 232 Sierra Leone Safe Water GS10664 · Sierra Leone · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 8,233 | 1,844 | Country only |
| Improved cookstoves distribution in Congo – Brazzaville North VCS4874 · Republic of the Congo · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 8,223 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA61 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ib... GS10992 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,941 | 7,927 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 3. - CER Conversion VCS2463 · Zambia · Credits transferred from approved GHG program |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 7,890 | 7,890 | Country only |
| Domestic Cooking Stoves substitution programme in Mozambique - CER Con... VCS2599 · Mozambique · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 7,772 | 4,323 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-15 GS11647 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 7,732 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 12 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7369 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,699 | 7,699 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 13 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7370 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,671 | 7,671 | Programme location |
| RDIS Carbon Emission Reduction for Self-Sustainable Environmental Care GS4823 · Rwanda · Rural Development Inter - Diocesan Services (RDIS) |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 7,635 | 0 | Project location |
| GS1366 VPA 15 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7372 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,616 | 7,616 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 14 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7371 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,589 | 7,589 | Programme location |
| GS1247 VPA 304 - Togo Safe Water GS11177 · Togo · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,575 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA45 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Al... GS7541 · Uganda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,518 | 7,439 | Country only |
| KSAIL Bagasse Power Project VCS1347 · Kenya · Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited |
Verra | Biomass | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 7,504 | 0 | Country only |
| Crescendo Safe Water Supply 2 GS12665 · Nigeria · CRESCENDO AFFORESTATION FOUNDATION |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
women +3 | 7,276 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 25 GS11925 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,228 | 49 | Country only |
| GS11993 VPA1: African Clean Energy for Cooking in Uganda GS11994 · Uganda · African Clean Energy B.V. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
women | 6,950 | 1,570 | Country only |
| Improved Cookstoves Project for Malawi and cross-border regions of Moz... VCS1719 · Malawi · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 6,761 | 6,582 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 305 - Togo Safe Water GS11178 · Togo · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 6,739 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA62 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ib... GS10993 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 6,703 | 6,511 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 271 - Burkina Faso Safe Water GS11051 · Burkina Faso · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 6,568 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 233 Sierra Leone Safe Water GS10665 · Sierra Leone · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 6,532 | 2,986 | Country only |
| Uganda Dairy Biogas Program GS11682 · Uganda · SISTEMA.BIO INC. |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
smallholder or rural f... +2 | 6,531 | 0 | Country only |
| Maluti Air Quality Project - West GS1039 · South Africa · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 6,432 | 6,432 | 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.