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.

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-006

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-009

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-004

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-005

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-007

Gold Standard · China

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-008

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-010

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-002

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-035

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

91.2K

issued tCO₂e

Tongcheng Kaidi Biomass Power Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

91.0K

issued tCO₂e

Afforestation on Degraded Lands in Mountainous Areas of Northern Guangdong China

Gold Standard · China

90.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-050

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-051

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.6K

issued tCO₂e

Jingshan Kaidi Biomass Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-037

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-040

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-036

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-038

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-039

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-041

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-053

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-046

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

90.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-042

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

89.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-044

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

89.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-043

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

89.8K

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