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.
GS1247 VPA 289 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 290 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 291 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 292 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 293 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 294 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 295 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 296 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 297 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 298 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 299 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 300 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-30
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-31
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-32
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-33
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-34
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-35
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-36
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-37
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-38
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Ganzourgou and Oubritenga - VPA-39
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Boulkiemdé - VPA-46
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 60 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 61 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
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