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.

Gansu Diebu Niaojiaga 12.9 MW Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

85.6K

issued tCO₂e

Pingyuan Landfill Gas Power Generation Phase I Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

85.0K

issued tCO₂e

Yongkang huachuan MSW landfill site LFG comprehensive utilization project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

85.0K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Xiantan Composting Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

84.9K

issued tCO₂e

Afforestation Project in Xining City

Verra · China · Forest

83.8K

issued tCO₂e

Guohua Inner Mongolia Huitengliang West Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

83.4K

issued tCO₂e

Qinghai Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

83.3K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Gansu Anxi Daliang 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

82.5K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Bazhou Haermodun 15MW Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

81.9K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangxi Zhenghe Livestock Manure Treatment Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

81.8K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Liaoyuan Meihe Coal Mine Methane Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

81.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-084

Gold Standard · China

80.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-076

Gold Standard · China

79.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-074

Gold Standard · China

79.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-087

Gold Standard · China

79.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-081

Gold Standard · China

78.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-078

Gold Standard · China

78.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-077

Gold Standard · China

78.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-086

Gold Standard · China

78.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-080

Gold Standard · China

78.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-085

Gold Standard · China

78.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-079

Gold Standard · China

78.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-083

Gold Standard · China

77.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-075

Gold Standard · China

77.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-052

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

76.5K

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