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.

Xilinguole Huitengliang Wind Power Project Guotai Phase I

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

28.2K

issued tCO₂e

Linfen MSW Incineration and Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

27.9K

issued tCO₂e

Xiangshuihe Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

27.5K

issued tCO₂e

Jinan Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

27.1K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Rice Husk Thermal Energy Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

26.4K

issued tCO₂e

Zhenyuan Swine Farm AWMS GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

25.7K

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Commercial Electric Vehicles Project of Intelligent Link

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

25.1K

issued tCO₂e

Shuangliao Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

25.1K

issued tCO₂e

*Fujian Zhangpu Liuao 45MW Wind Power Project_preCDM VERs

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

24.6K

issued tCO₂e

Sinohydro Inner Mongolia Ximeng Honggeer Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

23.5K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Sengda Waste Plastic Recycling Project

Verra · China

22.8K

issued tCO₂e

*Huadian Ningxia Ningdong Yangjiayao 45MW Wind-farm Project preCDM VERs

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

22.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wuhan Jiangxia Changshankou LFG Power Project Phase II

Verra · China · Ghg Management

22.4K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Huafu Muling Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

22.3K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Nanyangshan 1.26MW Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

22.1K

issued tCO₂e

Changtan Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

21.8K

issued tCO₂e

Hubei Hefeng Yanzi Town Baishun Village Taohuashan Hydropower Station

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

21.6K

issued tCO₂e

Pubu Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

21.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bishuiyuan Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

21.4K

issued tCO₂e

Baicheng Rice Husk Thermal Energy Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

20.9K

issued tCO₂e

Macaohe 9.8MW hydro power project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

20.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yangxiang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Henan Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

20.5K

issued tCO₂e

Maoshaping Hydro Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

20.5K

issued tCO₂e

BINZHOU TOPIGS NORSVIN BREEDING SWINE CO., LTD. BINHAI SWINE FARM BIOGAS RECOVERY AND UTILIZATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Ghg Management

20.3K

issued tCO₂e

Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2010-01

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

20.3K

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