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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS7591 VPA 35 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7690 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 101,376 | 44,527 | Country only |
| GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Gha... GS12462 · Ghana · Man and Man Enterprise |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 101,335 | 0 | Country only |
| CPA-KE-010-Kenya Samsung Mombasa Project GS11691 · Kenya · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 101,266 | 0 | Country only |
| Livelihoods Chitetezo Mbaula Project VCS3262 · Malawi · Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 100,959 | 26,074 | Country only |
| Grid-connected Solar PV project in Kael GS10809 · Senegal · AERA Group |
Gold Standard | Solar - Centralized | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 100,586 | 37,775 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 57 GS12259 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 100,212 | 0 | Country only |
| BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 018 supported by Republic... GS11231 · Uganda · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 100,145 | 51,088 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia – Korea Carbon Management Ltd. CPA No.... VCS2734 · Zambia · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 100,032 | 4,422 | Country only |
| Energy Efficient Stoves Program - CPA1 GS11147 · Ethiopia · World Vision Australia |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 99,657 | 85,648 | Country only |
| Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda – CPA No 002 GS10900 · Uganda · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 99,430 | 66,760 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 26 GS11926 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 99,377 | 620 | Country only |
| Oromia Cookstove Distribution Project GS5463 · Ethiopia · Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 99,115 | 93,259 | Project location |
| Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 003– Ngaliema GS11327 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Vitol SA |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 98,817 | 1,305 | Country only |
| Sequoia Improved cookstoves project in Togo VCS3917 · Togo · Sequoia Plantation Togo SAU |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 98,536 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-1 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS... GS11861 · Uganda · AGS Carbon Advisory |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 98,381 | 30,235 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 37 GS11932 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 98,268 | 579 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 24 GS11924 · Malawi · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 97,809 | 461 | Country only |
| Efficient And Clean Cooking For Mozambican Low Income Housholds - Geor... GS6155 · Mozambique · Mozambique Carbon Initiative LDA |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 97,745 | 75,202 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 36 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi GS3560 · Malawi · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 97,586 | 70,269 | Project location |
| EcoMakala Virunga Energy project GS5391 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · CO2logic |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 97,331 | 1,505 | Project location |
| Efficient Fuel Wood Stoves for Nigeria GS411 · Nigeria · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 97,297 | 0 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 27 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi GS3108 · Malawi · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 96,791 | 69,878 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 59 GS12261 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 96,112 | 11,822 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 74 GS12390 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 95,548 | 0 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 75 GS12391 · Nigeria · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 95,533 | 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.