Carbon credit projects in Burkina Faso
Registry records list 102 carbon credit projects in Burkina Faso, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 1,453,207 tonnes and retired 667,616.
Key figures
Projects
102
Registries
3
Credits issued
1,453,207 t
Credits retired
667,616 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 97
- Verra 4
- ART TREES 1
By category
- Energy Efficiency 55
- Not specified 42
- Forest 2
- Renewable Energy 2
- Agriculture 1
Burkina Faso and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 2
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 0
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Most used methodologies
- GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES 31 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 21 projects
- AMS-II-G 2 projects
- VM0047 1 project
- VM0042 1 project
- ACM0002 1 project
- AMS-I-A 1 project
- ART-TREES 1 project
- AMS-III-AV 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- High
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
Off grid Solar PV project at IAMGOLD Essakane SA Gold Mine
Verra · Burkina Faso · Renewable Energy
107.1K
issued tCO₂e
Kodeni Solar
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
74.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-10 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
64.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-05 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
63.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-06 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
63.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-09 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
62.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-03 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
62.0K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-04 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
60.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-07 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
60.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-08 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
56.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-01 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
56.3K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-02 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Bam and Loroum
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
50.8K
issued tCO₂e
Nagreongo solar PV
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
44.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-11 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Kourwéogo
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
44.3K
issued tCO₂e
Expanding access to LPG in Burkina Faso through microfranchised distribution
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
40.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-14 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
39.3K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-16 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
39.3K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-15 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
39.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-12 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Kourwéogo
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
35.6K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-17 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
32.2K
issued tCO₂e
Zano Solar Power
Verra · Burkina Faso · Renewable Energy
27.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-25 - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
27.0K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-26 - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
25.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-13 - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Kourwéogo
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
23.3K
issued tCO₂e
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-29 - Improved Cookstove F3PA project in Nahouri
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
22.4K
issued tCO₂e
Questions about Burkina Faso
How many carbon credit projects are in Burkina Faso?
102, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Burkina Faso signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Burkina Faso, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Burkina Faso?
GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (31), GS-TPDDTEC (21), AMS-II-G (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026