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.

Daan Laifu Wind Farm Phase II Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

52.3K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Nanyang Fangcheng Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

51.7K

issued tCO₂e

Xiangjian Hydropower Station Units 3 and 4 Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

51.5K

issued tCO₂e

Haijin Gonghe 10MWp Solar PV Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

51.3K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Xingcheng Liutaizi Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

51.0K

issued tCO₂e

Dahao Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

50.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hubei Jiugongshan Wind Farm CDM Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

50.9K

issued tCO₂e

Panjin Rice Husk Thermal Energy Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

50.7K

issued tCO₂e

Hongya MSW landfill site biogas power generation project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

50.6K

issued tCO₂e

China Xiaogushan Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

49.9K

issued tCO₂e

The 2nd 45MW Wind-farm project of Huadian Ningxia Ningdong Yangjiayao

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

49.4K

issued tCO₂e

HEFEI BIOGAS RECOVERY AND UTILIZATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Ghg Management

49.1K

issued tCO₂e

Zhongshan County Micro Hydro Project Bundle No.1

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

48.6K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Nan Ao 26MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

48.5K

issued tCO₂e

Banna Liusha River Fifth Level Power Plant Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

48.4K

issued tCO₂e

WEIYUAN COMPOSTING PROJECT

Verra · China · Ghg Management

48.3K

issued tCO₂e

HENAN YIYANG AFFORESTATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Forest

48.0K

issued tCO₂e

Lianyuan LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

47.9K

issued tCO₂e

Zhongshan County Micro Hydro Project Bundle No.3

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

47.9K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Zhanjiang Yangqian 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

47.5K

issued tCO₂e

WWF Mamize Firewood-Saving Cook Stove Project I

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

47.0K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Shaobaishan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

47.0K

issued tCO₂e

Xuyong household biogas Gold Standard VER Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

45.9K

issued tCO₂e

Zhongshan County Micro Hydro Project Bundle No.5

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

45.3K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Zhouqu Shimenping 15 MW Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

45.2K

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