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 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.

Cenzcouh Water Management with Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chahar Right Rear Banner Improved Grassland Management Project

Verra · China · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Changjiang and Baisha Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

Changlinyan Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Changshou Water Management with Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chaoyang Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chengmai Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

Chengmai Water Management with Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chenxi MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

China Resources Yanggao Changcheng 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Chiping Municipal Solid Waste Incineration For Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Chishui Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chiyou-1 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chiyou-2 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chiyou-3 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Chongqing Fengdu LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Chongqing Kaizhou Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

Not yet issued

Chongqing Pengshui IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project

Verra · China · Forest

No issuance recorded

Chongqing Youyang County Youchou Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Cinhcouh Water Management with Rice Cultivation

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

DABU COUNTY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

DATIAN AREA ENPING CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

DOUSHAN AREA TAISHAN CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT

Verra · China · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Dalate Banner Landfill Biogas Pollution Control and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Dalian Wafangdian LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

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