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.

Jilin Da'an Dagangzi Wind Power Project Phase II

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

581.4K

issued tCO₂e

Shangrao Swine Farm Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

580.4K

issued tCO₂e

CECEP Gansu Yumen Changma Daba South Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

578.2K

issued tCO₂e

Shandan Dongle Beitan 50MW Solar Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

571.4K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Guazhou Daliangxi Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

571.2K

issued tCO₂e

Chudu Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

569.2K

issued tCO₂e

Shizaiqian MSW landfill site LFG recovery to power project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

567.2K

issued tCO₂e

Zhumadian Zhongyuan Gas-Steam Combined Cycle Power Project in Henan China

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

559.6K

issued tCO₂e

Chongqing Youyang County Youchou Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

559.0K

issued tCO₂e

Taishan Geothermal Central Heating System

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

557.6K

issued tCO₂e

Azhu Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

552.2K

issued tCO₂e

Fujian Yong’an Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · China · Forest

550.6K

issued tCO₂e

Guangxi Huanjiang IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project

Verra · China · Forest

545.1K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Sunjiaying 50.25MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

539.5K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase I

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

532.0K

issued tCO₂e

Sichuan Huadian Xixi River Hydro-electricity Development Co., Ltd. Luogu Hydroelectric Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

529.1K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Wuliji Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

525.6K

issued tCO₂e

Chongqing Chengkou County Bashan Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

524.1K

issued tCO₂e

Chengde Hongsong Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

521.8K

issued tCO₂e

Sichuan Huadian Xixi River Hydro-electricity Development Co., Ltd. Diluo Hydroelectric Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

509.7K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Ganzhou District Nantan Phase I 50MWp Solar Photovoltaic Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

506.8K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Shirenshan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

505.6K

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Jinsha CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

504.2K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Kunming Liangqu Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · China · Forest

501.8K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Da'an Dagangzi Wind Power Project Phase III

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

498.6K

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