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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummins Marigat Power Project GS2909 · Kenya · Viability Energy Limited |
Gold Standard | Biomass | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 6 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Bombali Borehole Project Sierra... GS2910 · Sierra Leone · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Renewable biomass fired improved cookstoves programme for households i... GS3026 · Burundi · BQS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Renewable biomass fired improved cook stoves programme for households... GS3027 · Burundi · BQS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) CPA No.1 GS3030 · Uganda · Uganda Carbon Bureau |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Programme location |
| TakaTaka Solutions: Composting and Waste Management in Nairobi Kenya GS3121 · Kenya · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Waste Recycling | In the pipeline Listed |
smallholder or rural f... +1 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| South Western Household Water Project (SWHWP) - Masha GS3127 · Uganda · Klima ohne Grenzen gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Cooking Stoves for Africa Master PoA GS3255 · Kenya · Envirofit International Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Improved Cooking Stoves for Africa - Kenya VPA001 GS3256 · Kenya · Envirofit International Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Coffee A Cup Uganda CPA1 GS3325 · Uganda · Uganda Carbon Bureau |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| CPA 3 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda - Inyenyeri GS3359 · Rwanda · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| GS1324 Oromia Cookstove Distribution Project (TPP-CPA-ETH-02) GS3374 · Ethiopia · The Paradigm Project |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Empowering DRC communities through the use of Improved Cook Stoves - C... GS3513 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Climate Corporation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Gigawatt Global Programme of Activities GS3587 · Rwanda · Gigawatt Global Cooperatief U.A. |
Gold Standard | Solar - Centralized | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| TPP-CPA-ETH-03 GS3605 · Ethiopia · The Paradigm Project |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
smallholder or rural f... +1 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Improved Cooking Stoves for Africa - Nigeria VPA001 GS3902 · Nigeria · Envirofit International Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Sustainable Development with Improved Cook Stoves in Burkina Faso- VPA... GS3905 · Burkina Faso · SNV-BF |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Corrected location |
| Sustainable Development with Improved Cook Stoves in Burkina Faso GS3931 · Burkina Faso · SNV-BF |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| PROJECT TOGO GS3951 · Togo · Unknown Project Developer |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Deactivated Projects GS3957 · Guinea · Deactivated Projects |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
women | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| UGASTOVE CPA No1 GS3961 · Uganda · Uganda Carbon Bureau |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| PoA GS973 - JFK CPA1 GS4017/James Finlay Kenya (JFK) CPA1 GS4017 · Kenya · Uganda Carbon Bureau |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Project Gaia Cook Stove Programme of Activities GS4121 · Ethiopia · Project Gaia |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| PoA GS 973 Solar Sister Inc (SS) CPA1 GS4187 GS4187 · Uganda · Uganda Carbon Bureau |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Pico Solar Home Systems Ethiopia GS4217 · Ethiopia · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | 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.