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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 129 Zoba Anseba Community Safe Water GS6041 · Eritrea · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 39,433 | 13,560 | Programme location |
| CNG AgriCarbon Rewards Programme VCS2554 · South Africa · Anthesis B.V. (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 39,206 | 39,206 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 246 Kaliro Safe Water GS10725 · Uganda · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 39,196 | 22,326 | Country only |
| GS2404 International Water Purification Programme - CPA 3 Chlorine Dis... GS3668 · Uganda · Swiss Carbon Assets Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 39,083 | 0 | Project location |
| Niger Acacia Senegal Plantation Project - CER Conversion VCS2965 · Niger · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 38,769 | 38,769 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves for North Darfur Women GS2896 · Sudan · HAGGAR DMCC |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
women | 38,512 | 38,492 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 247 Kaliro Safe Water GS10726 · Uganda · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 38,409 | 18,682 | Country only |
| GS5658 VPA 1: Borehole project "Ease Water Madagascar" GS5230 · Madagascar · Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
villages | 38,384 | 38,383 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 150 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water GS6784 · Ethiopia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 38,239 | 25,077 | Project location |
| Agasco Improved Cookstoves Nigeria GS11729 · Nigeria · AGASCO Limited |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 38,183 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA22 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ny... GS7147 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 38,152 | 32,438 | Programme location |
| CPA-KE-008 KISUMU GS7504 · Kenya · ClimateCare Limited |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,959 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5382 Energy for Sustainable Development - Malawi 1 GS5383 · Malawi · United Purpose Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,894 | 37,892 | Project location |
| Safe Water in Uganda GS12015 · Uganda · NET ZERO DANIŞMANLIK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 37,886 | 12,777 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 201 Improved Kitchen Regimes Manica Province Safe Water (Mo... GS7473 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,836 | 13,613 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 79 Lango Safe Water Project GS5193 · Uganda · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,549 | 36,434 | Programme location |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-004 GS11999 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 37,419 | 37,419 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 162 Improved Kitchen Regimes Manica Province Safe Water (Mo... GS7135 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,418 | 15,237 | Programme location |
| GS1247 VPA 200 Improved Kitchen Regimes Manica Province Safe Water (Mo... GS7472 · Mozambique · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,299 | 14,959 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 176 Zoba Debub Community Boreholes GS7330 · Eritrea · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 37,271 | 26,372 | Programme location |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 002 VCS595 · Kenya · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 37,247 | 37,247 | Country only |
| GS5658 VPA 11: Promoting energy efficiency & clean cooking in Pemba GS7524 · Mozambique · Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,164 | 14,298 | Country only |
| GS4424 VPA3 African Cookstoves and Water Programme GS5635 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,052 | 36,572 | Programme location |
| GS4424 VPA2 African Cookstoves and Water Prorgamme GS5634 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,030 | 36,599 | Programme location |
| GS4424 VPA5 African Cookstoves and Water Programme GS5637 · Rwanda · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 37,001 | 36,505 | Programme 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.