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-2012-027

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

89.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-066

Gold Standard · China

88.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-072

Gold Standard · China

87.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-054

Gold Standard · China

87.7K

issued tCO₂e

Haidong Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

87.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-064

Gold Standard · China

87.3K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Chaonan Shalong Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

87.2K

issued tCO₂e

CECIC Urumqi Tuoli Phase I Wind Farm Project - CER Conversion

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

87.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-070

Gold Standard · China

86.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-069

Gold Standard · China

86.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-071

Gold Standard · China

86.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-063

Gold Standard · China

86.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-056

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-058

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-060

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-055

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-057

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-059

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-061

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-062

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-067

Gold Standard · China

86.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-068

Gold Standard · China

86.1K

issued tCO₂e

Longwangtan 15MW Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

85.9K

issued tCO₂e

The WHR Project in Zhangzhou Kibing Glass Group Co. Ltd.

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

85.8K

issued tCO₂e

Fujian Nanridao 16.15MW Wind Power Project in China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

85.8K

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