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.
Wenxi County domestic waste landfill biogas pollution control and comprehensive utilization project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Western Shandong Improved Cropland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Wetlands Along the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake Restoration Project in Junshan
Verra · China · Land Use
Not yet issued
Wudang and Huaxi Rural Biogas Methane Project in Guizhou Province
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Wudang and Huaxi Rural Biogas Methane Project in Guizhou Province
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Wudao Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Wudi Lvhe Composting project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Wuhu Improved Agricultural Land Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Wulihou CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Wuling-1 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Wuling-2 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Wumeng Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Wushan County MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Wuwei Liangzhou Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Wuzhong Composting Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
XINJIANG MAKIT COUNTY WINDBREAK AND SAND FIXATION ECOLOGICAL FOREST CONSTRUCTION BASE PROJECT
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
XINJIANG YINING SUSTAINABLE GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
XINWEI AREA DEQING COUNTY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Xiangyang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Hubei Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Xifeng and Xiuwen Rural Biogas Methane Project in Guizhou Province
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Xifeng and Xiuwen Rural Biogas Methane Project in Guizhou Province
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Xihuai Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
XinLiu Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Xinghua Improved Agriculture Land Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Xingning Tokzin PET Recycling Project
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
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