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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS1247 VPA 147 Manicaland Safe Water GS6523 · Zimbabwe · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,488 | 17,377 | Programme location |
| GS1247 VPA 145 Manicaland Safe Water GS6521 · Zimbabwe · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,487 | 21,679 | Programme location |
| GS5047 VPA76 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11012 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,439 | 13,614 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 154 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Pro... GS6789 · Rwanda · Deactivated Projects |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,396 | 28,396 | Programme location |
| GS10789 VPA71: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana GS11672 · Ghana · Global Cookstoves Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 28,294 | 0 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 030 supported... GS11519 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 28,267 | 28,267 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 143 Manicaland Safe Water GS6519 · Zimbabwe · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,199 | 20,076 | Programme location |
| Distribution of Energy Savings Lamps in Madagascar - Project 1 GS1334 · Madagascar · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,126 | 28,126 | Project location |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 031 supported... GS11520 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 28,063 | 28,063 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 142 Manicaland Safe Water GS6518 · Zimbabwe · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 28,034 | 20,878 | Programme location |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-13 GS11322 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 28,005 | 91 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA6 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Vir... GS5890 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 27,932 | 27,649 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 256 Northern Ethiopia Community Safe Water GS10735 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,915 | 2,673 | Country only |
| GS2489 Efficient cookstoves in Benin and Togo – VPA3 – EcoBenin – Wome... GS6998 · Benin · CO2logic |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 27,889 | 17,495 | Project location |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 032 supported... GS11521 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,884 | 27,884 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 033 supported... GS11522 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,825 | 27,825 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 034 supported... GS11523 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,615 | 27,615 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA77 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gi... GS11013 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 27,579 | 17,381 | Country only |
| GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – tiipaalga F3PA cooksto... GS10922 · Burkina Faso · Tiipaalga |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 27,461 | 13,941 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 035 supported... GS11524 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,402 | 27,402 | Country only |
| Improved cookstoves distribution in Congo – Pointe-Noire VCS4873 · Republic of the Congo · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 27,330 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso – tiipaalga F3PA cooksto... GS10923 · Burkina Faso · Tiipaalga |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 27,264 | 13,268 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Seme project GS992 · South Africa · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,249 | 27,230 | Project location |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 036 supported... GS11525 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,160 | 27,160 | Country only |
| VPA - Spouts - 2 GS6444 · Uganda · Believe Green LLC |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,142 | 27,142 | 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.