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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 010 GS10908 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 193,833 | 64,323 | Country only |
| Production and sale of efficient cookstoves in the urban areas of Mapu... GS11209 · Mozambique · Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 193,280 | 91,830 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 06 GS11264 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 192,860 | 120,512 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 33 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7688 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 192,197 | 117,120 | Country only |
| UPLIFTING OF MALAGASY COMMUNITIES BY DISTRIBUTING EFFICIENT COOKING AP... VCS3096 · Madagascar · GSG Cleantech Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 190,995 | 0 | Country only |
| D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Uganda VCS4226 · Uganda · d.light design, Ltd |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 189,401 | 60,699 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 009 GS10907 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 188,646 | 85,215 | Country only |
| "Commonland African Improved Cookstove Programme – VPA 01 (Peace Parks... GS10886 · Zambia · Commonland B.V. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 187,306 | 153,306 | Country only |
| D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Nigeria VCS4225 · Nigeria · d.light design, Ltd |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 187,224 | 59,180 | Country only |
| Omnia N2O Abatement Project II - CER Conversion VCS2432 · South Africa · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | N2O Destruction in Nitric Acid Production | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 186,734 | 186,734 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS 11673 RVPA-65: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households i... GS12505 · Nigeria · Global Cookstoves 2 Limited |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 185,574 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS 10790 VPA42: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS11732 · Tanzania · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 184,500 | 51,498 | Country only |
| Ejuva One and Ejuva Two Solar Projects VCS1885 · Namibia · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Active Registered |
Not stated | 184,045 | 132,778 | Country only |
| Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda CPA 0009 GS6271 · Rwanda · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 183,467 | 55,054 | Programme location |
| Mare Chicose Landfill Gas Project GS12147 · Mauritius · Climate Secure India Pvt. Ltd |
Gold Standard | Landfill Methane | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 182,360 | 134,905 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 016 GS10914 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 182,185 | 74,634 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 013 GS10911 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 182,122 | 90,113 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 015 GS10913 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 181,569 | 77,843 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 014 GS10912 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 181,400 | 89,406 | Country only |
| Meru Improved Cook Stoves GS976 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
villages | 180,964 | 176,034 | Project location |
| Grid-connected Solar PV project in Bokhol VCS1774 · Senegal · Senergy 2 SAS |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Active Registered |
Not stated | 179,065 | 176,651 | Country only |
| Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 17 GS12120 · Uganda · Community Carbon |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 178,795 | 35,000 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-010 VCS2687 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 175,866 | 0 | Country only |
| African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Uganda - VPA003 GS4236 · Uganda · AFRICA BIOENERGY PROGRAMS LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 175,098 | 139,599 | Programme location |
| Ambatolampy Solar PV VCS2307 · Madagascar · New Energy Africa Ambatolampy (NEA Ambatolampy) |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Active Registered |
Not stated | 175,043 | 49,659 | 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.