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.
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 62 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 63 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 64 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 65 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 66 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 67 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 68 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA- 69 - F3PA tiipaalga Bazega
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-56 - tiipaalga Beoong Neere
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-57 - tiipaalga Beoong Neere
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-58 - tiipaalga Beoong Neere
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - VPA-59 - tiipaalga Beoong Neere
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Center-South Protected Areas - VPA-23
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Center-South Protected Areas - VPA-24
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Center-South Protected Areas - VPA-47
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Center-South Protected Areas - VPA-48
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1340 - Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - tiipaalga F3PA cookstoves in Center-South Protected Areas - VPA-49
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 50
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 51
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 52
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 53
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 54
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
GS1340 Efficient cookstoves in Burkina Faso - Solidagro F3PA cookstoves in Passoré - VPA 55
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso
No issuance recorded
Implementation and operation of water kiosks in Burkina Faso - VPA 2
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Sustainable Development with Improved Cook Stoves in Burkina Faso
Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
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