Carbon credit projects in Chile

Registry records list 53 carbon credit projects in Chile, most of them renewable energy. Together they have issued 16,411,939 tonnes and retired 13,437,999.

Key figures

Projects

53

Registries

4

Credits issued

16,411,939 t

Credits retired

13,437,999 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 28
  • Ghg Management 8
  • Forest 7
  • Fuel Switching 3
  • Not specified 3
  • Energy Efficiency 2
  • Agriculture 1
  • Biomass Cdr 1

Chile and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
3
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
14
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
30
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.

Santa Marta Landfill Gas (LFG) Capture for Electricity Generation Project

Gold Standard · Chile

3.1M

issued tCO₂e

Loma Los Colorados Landfill Gas Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Ghg Management

3.1M

issued tCO₂e

Renewable Energy Programme in Chile

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Reforesting Degraded Lands in Chile through the use of Mycorrhizal Inoculation

Verra · Chile · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Cururos Wind Farm Project

Gold Standard · Chile · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Viñales biomass power plant

Verra · Chile · Fuel Switching

930.2K

issued tCO₂e

El Arrayán Wind Farm Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

795.6K

issued tCO₂e

Cabo Leones Wind Farm

Gold Standard · Chile

712.5K

issued tCO₂e

AVOIDING PLANNED DEFORESTATION AND DEGRADATION IN THE VALDIVIAN COASTAL RESERVE, CHILE

Verra · Chile · Forest

533.7K

issued tCO₂e

Totoral Wind Farm Project

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

348.6K

issued tCO₂e

Cerro Dominador Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Chile

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

327.3K

issued tCO₂e

Chile: Quilleco Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

288.0K

issued tCO₂e

Expansion San Pedro Wind Farm Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

271.3K

issued tCO₂e

Mariposas Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

197.3K

issued tCO₂e

San Pedro Wind Farm Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

168.2K

issued tCO₂e

Chacayes Hydroelectric Project, Chile

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

167.7K

issued tCO₂e

Los Hierros Hydroelectric Power Plant

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

164.0K

issued tCO₂e

Cuel Wind Farm Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

158.9K

issued tCO₂e

Chile: Lircay Run-of-River Project

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

158.7K

issued tCO₂e

Lican Hydroelectric Plant

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

87.9K

issued tCO₂e

Chile: Lircay Run-Of-River Project

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

83.7K

issued tCO₂e

Chile: Hornitos Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

66.3K

issued tCO₂e

La Mina Hydropower Plant

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

60.6K

issued tCO₂e

MSA-1 Hydropower Plant

Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy

42.0K

issued tCO₂e

Providencia Hydroelectric Plant

Cercarbono · Chile · Renewable Energy

41.8K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Chile

How many carbon credit projects are in Chile?

53, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Chile signed Article 6 agreements?

3 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Chile?

ACM0002 (18), AM0026 (7), ACM0001 (6).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026