Carbon credit projects in China

Registry records list 1,563 carbon credit projects in China, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 257,720,606 tonnes and retired 158,131,954.

Key figures

Projects

1,563

Registries

3

Credits issued

257,720,606 t

Credits retired

158,131,954 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 433
  • Agriculture 386
  • Ghg Management 346
  • Forest 152
  • Fuel Switching 127
  • Not specified 64
  • Energy Efficiency 54
  • Land Use 1

China and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Not published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
0
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.

Xinjiang Huaneng Toksun Baiyanghe Phase II Wind Power project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

191.1K

issued tCO₂e

Qinghai Delingha Xiehe Phase II and Phase III Bundled Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

190.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hubei Dangyang 25MW Biomass Power Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

190.7K

issued tCO₂e

Yangchun Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

187.2K

issued tCO₂e

Xiaoxi Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

186.8K

issued tCO₂e

Changshatou 10MW Hydropower Project in Hubei Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

186.4K

issued tCO₂e

Shangyi Manjing Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

184.7K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoyuan Jingang cement Waste Heat Recovery

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

184.7K

issued tCO₂e

Shuicheng Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

184.0K

issued tCO₂e

*Huadian Ningxia Ningdong Yangjiayao 45MW Wind-farm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

182.8K

issued tCO₂e

Zhangye City Afforestation Project in Gansu Province

Verra · China · Forest

182.5K

issued tCO₂e

Wahei Hydroelectric Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

181.8K

issued tCO₂e

Shunchang Yangkou Hydro Power Project, Fujian, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

180.4K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation In Northern Lujiang County

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation In Southern Lujiang County

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Chizhou City

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Nanling County

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Tongcheng City

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Wangjiang County and Susong County

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Huaining Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Qiantai Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wanfan Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

180.0K

issued tCO₂e

CNOOC Weifang Binhai Wind Farm Phase II Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

179.9K

issued tCO₂e

Heyuan Qizhai Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

175.1K

issued tCO₂e

Longyou 18MW Hydropower Project in Zhejiang Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

173.0K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about China

How many carbon credit projects are in China?

1,563, as of 1 June 2026.

Has China signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for China, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in China?

ACM0002 (296), AMS-III-AU (275), ACM0010 (104).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026