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Carbon projects in Kenya
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
354
170 active · 94 in the pipeline
Credits issued
87,709,256
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
43,272,842
49% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
46 · 3
62 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
246 of 354 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MicroEnergy Credits – Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines – Af... VCS2835 · MicroEnergy Credits Corp (PP) |
Verra | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 215,264 | 0 | Country only |
| African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Kenya - VPA001 GS2750 · AFRICA BIOENERGY PROGRAMS LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 206,538 | 131,398 | Project location |
| Hongera Energy Efficient Cookstoves Project GS12033 · DutchGreen Project Management B.V. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 197,846 | 23,696 | Country only |
| Meru Improved Cook Stoves GS976 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
villages | 180,964 | 176,034 | Project location |
| D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Kenya VCS4223 · d.light design, Ltd |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 174,875 | 121,380 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-4: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS11432 · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 173,154 | 169,994 | Country only |
| Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves GS843 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 168,776 | 140,944 | Project location |
| GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-22: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households i... GS12350 · Global Cookstoves Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 163,165 | 24,205 | Country only |
| Solar Water Pump Project in Kenya VCS2989 · SunCulture Kenya Ltd |
Verra | Improved Irrigation Management | Active Registered |
Not stated | 157,403 | 66,094 | Country only |
| Improved Jikos - Better Living for Rural Population GS2457 · Fastenaktion |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 152,465 | 78,375 | Project location |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 54 GS12256 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 146,113 | 48,278 | Country only |
| CPA 053 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11198 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 134,745 | 67,195 | Country only |
| CPA-KE-009 KENYA GS7505 · ClimateCare Limited |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 133,785 | 0 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 53 GS12255 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 132,503 | 38,299 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 51 GS12253 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 131,456 | 33,365 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 55 GS12257 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 130,811 | 8,262 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 52 GS12254 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 130,390 | 32,199 | Country only |
| CPA 009 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11194 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 129,619 | 89,648 | Country only |
| CPA 054 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11199 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 129,406 | 84,158 | Country only |
| Efficient Cook Stove Programme: Kenya CPA No. 1 VCS941 · co2balance Ltd |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 125,922 | 125,500 | Country only |
| VPA 28 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7692 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 123,522 | 45,775 | Country only |
| GS11191 VPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11193 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 121,166 | 81,575 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 49 GS12251 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 120,944 | 37,828 | Country only |
| Sustainable Agroforestry Based Dairy Value Chain in Mount Elgon Kenya GS6588 · Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF |
Gold Standard | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
smallholder or rural f... +1 | 111,343 | 6,467 | Corrected location |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 58 GS12260 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 109,634 | 15,706 | 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.