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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi River Basin Biogas Project GS939 · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 29,249 | 1,126 | Project location |
| Energy Efficient cookstove for sustainable development in rural south... GS11667 · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +3 | 25,642 | 0 | Country only |
| Vanga Blue Forestblue carbon PV-VANGA · Association for Coastal Ecosystem Services (ACES)... |
Plan Vivo | Mangrove conservation and restoration (afforestation/reforestation and avoided deforestation) | Active Registered (PV Climate) |
community-owned (Vanga... +2 | 23,661 | 0 | Named place |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS-CCB 010 VCS2338 · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 22,104 | 21,443 | Country only |
| CPA 060 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11883 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 18,216 | 0 | Country only |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS3023 · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 17,927 | 17,241 | Corrected location |
| Msambweni Improved Cook Stoves GS977 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 16,261 | 16,261 | Project location |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS2765 · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,874 | 14,770 | Corrected location |
| West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves GS978 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,841 | 14,404 | Project location |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS1249 · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,676 | 14,573 | Project location |
| GS13044 VPA-1 Kenya LifeStraw Give Back Program GS13045 · SweetSense Inc. |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 12,384 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 7 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7129 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 11,055 | 11,055 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 8 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7130 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,623 | 10,623 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 9 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7131 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 10,395 | 10,395 | Programme location |
| Likoni and Shimoni Improved Cook Stove Project GS825 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 10,284 | 9,408 | Project location |
| GS1366 VPA 11 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7368 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 9,616 | 9,616 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 10 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7367 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 9,534 | 9,534 | Programme location |
| Ivakale GS3901 · Ivakale |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 8,576 | 3,846 | Project location |
| Maji Safi Maisha Bora Project GS11544 · OFFGRIDSUN S.R.L. |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 8,296 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1366 VPA 12 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7369 · 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 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,671 | 7,671 | Programme location |
| GS1366 VPA 15 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project GS7372 · 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 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,589 | 7,589 | Programme location |
| KSAIL Bagasse Power Project VCS1347 · Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited |
Verra | Biomass | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 7,504 | 0 | Country only |
| GS2504 Voluntary Gold Standard Multi-country Improved Cookstove PoA-Fl... GS5780 · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 5,469 | 5,434 | 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.