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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 61 GS12263 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 93,253 | 15,257 | Country only |
| GS11191 GS11193 RVPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya VPA... GS11200 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 91,759 | 22,380 | Country only |
| GS10789 VPA8: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya GS11603 · Kenya · ECC- Talanton Trust |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 90,894 | 77,515 | Country only |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 56 GS12258 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 90,579 | 12,279 | Country only |
| CPA 051 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11196 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 85,461 | 52,813 | Country only |
| HomeBiogas Programme in Kenya – VPA1 GS12064 · Kenya · HOMEBIOGAS LTD |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 85,064 | 12,783 | Country only |
| Komaza Smallholder Farmer Forestry Kenya VCS2623 · Kenya · Komaza Group Inc. (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 83,335 | 8,433 | Country only |
| Top Third Ventures Stove Programme CPA KE0007 – BURN Efficient Cooksto... GS11613 · Kenya · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 80,929 | 49,663 | Country only |
| GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities - Kenya VPA 5 by N... GS7731 · Kenya · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 80,518 | 24,041 | Country only |
| CPA 056 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11879 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 79,511 | 30,230 | Country only |
| African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Kenya - VPA006 GS5801 · Kenya · AFRICA BIOENERGY PROGRAMS LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 78,495 | 61,858 | Project location |
| Native Hydraid Water Filtration in Kenya GS1124 · Kenya · NATIVE A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 77,598 | 8,838 | Project location |
| Safe Water Programme – Kenya – VPA 47 GS11305 · Kenya · Impact Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
schools | 77,208 | 14,363 | Country only |
| CPA 003 – BioLite HomeStove in Kenya GS11192 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,888 | 24,376 | Country only |
| CPA 057 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11880 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,879 | 23,167 | Country only |
| Household and commercial biogas plants in Kenya GS7587 · Kenya · SISTEMA.BIO INC. |
Gold Standard | Biodigesters | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 69,726 | 62,460 | Country only |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 003 VCS596 · Kenya · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 68,288 | 68,288 | Country only |
| CPA 052 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11197 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 66,858 | 46,784 | Country only |
| GivePower Kenya Solar Water Farms GS10987 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 66,385 | 27,596 | Country only |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 001 VCS594 · Kenya · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 61,903 | 61,853 | Country only |
| Efficient Cook Stove Programme: Kenya CPA No. 2 Mathira East District... VCS1082 · Kenya · co2balance UK |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 61,231 | 60,970 | Country only |
| CPA 058 – Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GS11881 · Kenya · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 58,840 | 57,908 | Country only |
| Western Kenya Soil Carbon Project VCS3669 · Kenya · Soil-Carbon Certification Services (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 57,955 | 73 | Country only |
| Solar Lighting in Rural Kenya - VPA 2 GS3626 · Kenya · myclimate Foundation |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 48,235 | 35,812 | 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 |
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.