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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Msambweni Improved Cook Stoves GS977 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 16,261 | 16,261 | Project location |
| GS5047 VPA85 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11021 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 16,094 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA86 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11022 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 15,756 | 0 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-015 GS12010 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,691 | 15,691 | Country only |
| Illoulofin PV Solar Plant - Defissol GS12054 · Benin · REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN |
Gold Standard | Solar - Centralized | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,513 | 15,513 | Country only |
| GS 10963 GS 11007 RVPA 6 UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programm... GS13108 · Zambia · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,507 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 3 GS11903 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 15,246 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 190 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7456 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 15,093 | 5,473 | Country only |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS2765 · Kenya · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,874 | 14,770 | Corrected location |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 4 (Zambia) GS11604 · Zambia · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,864 | 13,141 | Country only |
| West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves GS978 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,841 | 14,404 | Project location |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-41 GS13021 · Malawi · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,729 | 0 | Country only |
| GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA... GS1249 · Kenya · South Pole Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,676 | 14,573 | Project location |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 3 VCS1253 · Zambia · 3 Rocks Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 14,648 | 14,601 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 001 GS10899 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,578 | 10,291 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA87 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11023 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,538 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5658 VPA 35: "Access to energy for local development and resilience... GS11042 · Uganda · Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,510 | 13,035 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 192 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7458 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,456 | 5,905 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 5 GS11905 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,349 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS10790 RVPA-11: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS12299 · Mozambique · Save Forest 2 Limited |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,302 | 0 | Country only |
| OKA 2 PROJECT VCS2971 · Republic of the Congo · Acacia Bateke Capital (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 14,284 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 258 Northern Ethiopia Community Protected Springs GS10737 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,187 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA52 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ib... GS10828 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,182 | 13,960 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA89 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11024 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 13,987 | 0 | Country only |
| Mbakaou Carriere Small Hydro Power Plant VCS3220 · Cameroon · IED Invest Cameroun |
Verra | Hydropower | Active Registered |
Not stated | 13,852 | 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.