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
- Verra 1,285
- Gold Standard 275
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR) 3
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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 296 projects
- AMS-III-AU 275 projects
- ACM0010 104 projects
- AMS-I-C 83 projects
- AR-ACM0003 74 projects
- AMS-I-D 71 projects
- VM0010 70 projects
- VM0042 69 projects
- ACM0001 56 projects
- ACM0008 53 projects
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.
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the East of Leizhou
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the East of Wuchuan
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the North of Lianjiang
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the Northwest of Leizhou
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the South of Lianjiang
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the South of Suixi
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the Southeast of Lianjiang
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation in the West of Wuchuan City
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Aksai Sustainable Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Alxa Left Banner Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
An Qiu Biogas Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Ang’angxi Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Anhui Nanqiao Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Anhui Rice Husk Based Thermal Energy Generation Project
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Animal Manure Management System (AMMS) GHG Mitigation Project In Huoqiu county Anhui province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Animal Waste Management Systems Biogas Recovery Project in Liaoning Fuxin
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Animal Waste Management Systems Biogas Recovery Project in Liaoning Jinzhou
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Ankang Hanbin Landfill Gas Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Anyang Tanggou MSW landfill site LFG recovery to power project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Auchan China PEMS Retrofit Energy Efficiency Project
Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
BAISHA AREA TAISHAN CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
BAITANG AONONG SWINE FARM COMPOSTING PROJECT
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
BEIFUXIN ADJUSTED WATER MANAGEMENT IN RICE CULTIVATION
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
BEILIAN ADJUSTED WATER MANAGEMENT IN RICE CULTIVATION
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026