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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 47 GS11305 · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 77,208 | 14,363 | Country only |
| CPA 003 – BioLite HomeStove in Kenya GS11192 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,888 | 24,376 | Country only |
| CPA 057 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11880 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,879 | 23,167 | Country only |
| Household and commercial biogas plants in Kenya GS7587 · SISTEMA.BIO INC. |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,726 | 62,460 | Country only |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 003 VCS596 · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 68,288 | 68,288 | Country only |
| CPA 052 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11197 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 66,858 | 46,784 | Country only |
| GivePower Kenya Solar Water Farms GS10987 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 66,385 | 27,596 | Country only |
| VPA 6 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7128 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 65,315 | 43,847 | Programme location |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 001 VCS594 · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 61,903 | 61,853 | Country only |
| Aqua Clara Safe Water Program GS11169 · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 61,589 | 44,892 | Country only |
| Efficient Cook Stove Programme: Kenya CPA No. 2 Mathira East District... VCS1082 · co2balance UK |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 61,231 | 60,970 | Country only |
| CPA 058 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11881 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 58,840 | 57,908 | Country only |
| Western Kenya Soil Carbon Project VCS3669 · Soil-Carbon Certification Services (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 57,955 | 73 | Country only |
| Enkima stoves GS11319 · Schneider Electric France |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 56,041 | 0 | Country only |
| CPA-KE-001 KIBERA GS7498 · ClimateCare Limited |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 51,227 | 0 | Country only |
| Livelihoods Mount Elgon Project VCS1944 · Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 50,284 | 7,953 | Country only |
| Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya - VPA 2 GS3626 · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 48,235 | 35,812 | Programme location |
| VPA 16 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7513 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 47,502 | 18,544 | Country only |
| CPA-KE-008 KISUMU GS7504 · ClimateCare Limited |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,959 | 0 | Country only |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 002 VCS595 · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 37,247 | 37,247 | Country only |
| CPA 059 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11882 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 34,684 | 4,315 | Country only |
| Sanergy Composting Group Project VCS4015 · Circular Impact, Inc. (PP) |
Verra | Composting | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 34,463 | 32,631 | Country only |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS1248 · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 30,928 | 30,681 | Project location |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 004 VCS597 · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 30,575 | 30,575 | Country only |
| CDM-KE-011 Kenya EcoEye Mombasa Project GS11692 · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 29,466 | 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.