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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS10789 VPA1: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Somalia GS10790 · Somalia · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,902,132 | 1,493,360 | Country only |
| Ras Ghareb Wind Energy Project GS11557 · Egypt · Ras Ghareb Wind Energy SAE |
Gold Standard | Wind | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 2,815,970 | 30,759 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi VCS2342 · Malawi · Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Li... |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 2,803,221 | 1,490,426 | Country only |
| Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility VCS1950 · South Africa · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Wind | Active Registered |
Not stated | 2,794,486 | 1,083,172 | Country only |
| DelAgua Improved Cookstove Grouped Project VCS3699 · Rwanda · DelAgua Trans Africa Stoves Pte. Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 2,692,966 | 53,860 | Country only |
| Gola REDD project VCS1201 · Sierra Leone · Gola Rainforest Conservation LG (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 2,672,520 | 2,265,093 | Country only |
| LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT VCS1202 · Zambia · BioCarbon Partners (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 2,421,395 | 2,416,001 | Area centre |
| DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project VCS2749 · Rwanda · DelAgua Health Rwanda (Voluntary) Limited |
Verra | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Registered |
Not stated | 2,408,517 | 499,633 | Country only |
| Improved biomass cookstoves for returnees in Burundi GS11140 · Burundi · AERA Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 2,185,104 | 626,948 | Country only |
| GS11551 - TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 2 Cicada Carbon (Zimbabwe) GS11551 · Zimbabwe · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,084,038 | 1,281,304 | Country only |
| Hifadhi Improved cook-stoves in Embu County Kenya GS2898 · Kenya · Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 2,062,279 | 1,408,076 | Project location |
| Stoves for Life: Energy Efficient Cook Stoves Project in Kakamega Keny... GS769 · Kenya · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +2 | 1,938,784 | 1,848,132 | Project location |
| Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Malawi-CPA-... VCS2712 · Malawi · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 1,935,244 | 408,710 | Country only |
| Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA1 GS10967 · Uganda · Community Carbon |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 1,864,126 | 1,305,185 | Country only |
| Energy Efficient Cook Stoves for Siaya Communities Kenya GS879 · Kenya · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +3 | 1,797,944 | 1,423,843 | Project location |
| The Makira Forest Protected Area in Madagascar VCS1215 · Madagascar · The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 1,796,963 | 626,567 | Country only |
| Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility VCS1949 · South Africa · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Wind | Active Registered |
Not stated | 1,744,952 | 919,093 | Country only |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 3 (Zambia) GS11596 · Zambia · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,740,737 | 575,429 | Country only |
| Improved Cooking Stove Programme in Burundi VCS2828 · Burundi · POWA S.A |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 1,723,725 | 600,538 | Country only |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 1 (Zambia) GS11145 · Zambia · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 1,722,746 | 762,252 | Country only |
| Democratic Republic of Congo Mai-Ndombe FCPF Emission Reductions Progr... ART0131 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development a... |
ART | Jurisdictional REDD+ | Active Registered |
Not stated | 1,669,630 | 0 | Country only |
| Circle Gas LPG Smart Meter Program in Kenya GS11331 · Kenya · CIRCLE GAS LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +2 | 1,649,665 | 549,256 | Country only |
| COMACO Landscape Management Project VCS1532 · Zambia · Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline On Hold - see notification letter |
Not stated | 1,638,099 | 1,093,360 | Country only |
| Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Zambia-CPA-... VCS2713 · Zambia · Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Li... |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 1,598,600 | 0 | Country only |
| Paradigm Healthy Cookstove and Water Treatment Project GS966 · Kenya · The Paradigm Project |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,577,010 | 1,570,470 | Programme 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.