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.

Sustainable Development with Improved Cook Stoves in Burkina Faso- VPA 1 - Improved Dolo Stove in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region

Gold Standard · Burkina Faso · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Tond Tenga

Verra · Burkina Faso · Forest

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026