Carbon credit projects in Cameroon
Registry records list 19 carbon credit projects in Cameroon, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 995,725 tonnes and retired 958,201.
Key figures
Projects
19
Registries
2
Credits issued
995,725 t
Credits retired
958,201 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 12
- Verra 7
By category
- Not specified 6
- Energy Efficiency 6
- Forest 5
- Renewable Energy 1
- Ghg Management 1
Cameroon 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
- AMS-II-G 3 projects
- VM0047 2 projects
- AR-ACM0003 2 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 2 projects
- VM0033 1 project
- AMS-I-L 1 project
- VM0010 1 project
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 1 project
- AMS-III-F 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.
Forest Conservation in Boumba-et-Ngoko
Verra · Cameroon · Forest
846.1K
issued tCO₂e
The Cameroon Heat Retention Cooker Project
Gold Standard · Cameroon
61.5K
issued tCO₂e
Efficient Cookstoves for Cameroon's Littoral and South-West regions
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
51.4K
issued tCO₂e
Municipal Waste Composting in Dschang Cameroon
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Ghg Management
20.4K
issued tCO₂e
Mbakaou Carriere Small Hydro Power Plant
Verra · Cameroon · Renewable Energy
13.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS1366 Micro Energy PoA VPA 2 West Cameroon Improved Cookstoves
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
2.5K
issued tCO₂e
Agroforestry Project of Cameroon
Verra · Cameroon · Forest
Not yet issued
Better Cooking for a better Health in Northern Cameroon
Gold Standard · Cameroon
No issuance recorded
Cameroon Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration & Resilience (CAMERR)
Verra · Cameroon
Not yet issued
GS1023 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda #CPA2 Cameroon
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS23365 Clean Cooking with Biomass Gasification in Cameroon No. 1
Gold Standard · Cameroon
Not yet issued
GS23365 Clean Cooking with Heat Retention Cookers in Cameroon No. 1
Gold Standard · Cameroon
Not yet issued
GS7591 VPA 67 Innovation: Africa Solar Water Pumping Projects - Cameroon
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda #CPA1 Cameroon
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Increasing Carbon Stocks through the Reforestation of the Communal Forests of Ndélélé and Bétaré-Oya
Verra · Cameroon · Forest
Not yet issued
Project to Restore Degraded Lands by Planting Forest and Fruit Trees in Northern Cameroon
Verra · Cameroon · Forest
Not yet issued
Regenerative Agroforestry Project Cameroon
Verra · Cameroon · Forest
Not yet issued
S2 Cameroun (Noun and Mifi departments) Cookstove VPA 002
Gold Standard · Cameroon · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
The Cameroon Clean Households´ Energy Program
Gold Standard · Cameroon
Not yet issued
Questions about Cameroon
How many carbon credit projects are in Cameroon?
19, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Cameroon signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Cameroon, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Cameroon?
AMS-II-G (3), VM0047 (2), AR-ACM0003 (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026