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.

Shandong Yucheng Xinyuan Biomass Heat & Power

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

63.2K

issued tCO₂e

Ziqiang 18MW Hydropower Project in Guizhou Province China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

62.8K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Bayinxile Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

61.9K

issued tCO₂e

Wuwei City Afforestation Project in Gansu Province

Verra · China · Forest

61.1K

issued tCO₂e

Yangxiang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Liaoning Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

61.0K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Lehuijia Composting Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

60.1K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Haiyan County

Verra · China · Agriculture

60.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Pinghu City

Verra · China · Agriculture

60.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Shengzhou City

Verra · China · Agriculture

60.0K

issued tCO₂e

Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in Tongxiang City

Verra · China · Agriculture

60.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wude Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

60.0K

issued tCO₂e

Wu Cheng Geothermal Based Space Heating System

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

59.5K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Hui County Muge Swine Farm Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

58.6K

issued tCO₂e

Liusha River First Cascade 12.6MW Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

57.9K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase I (Pre-cdm clone)

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

57.5K

issued tCO₂e

Taiqian County MSW Landfill Site LFG Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

56.9K

issued tCO₂e

Dongyuan Xiantang Landfill Gas Power Generation Phase I Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

56.6K

issued tCO₂e

Fujian Zhangpu Liuao 3rd phase Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

56.4K

issued tCO₂e

Ulan Phase II 10MWp Solar PV Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

56.0K

issued tCO₂e

Shenyang Laohuchong LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

55.9K

issued tCO₂e

WWF Ningshan County High Efficient Cook Stove Project

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

55.4K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Dujiacun Small Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

54.7K

issued tCO₂e

Guosheng Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

54.4K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Qiubei Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

53.3K

issued tCO₂e

Yixin Gonghe 10MWp Solar PV Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

52.6K

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