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

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

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

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