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.

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

Verra · China · Forest

496.5K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Baotou Bayin Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

493.2K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangxi Province Le'an County Forest Farm Carbon Sink Project

Verra · China · Forest

474.4K

issued tCO₂e

Datong River Zhuchaxia Hydropower Station

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

474.1K

issued tCO₂e

Taibus Banner Touzhijian 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

472.8K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Keshiketeng County Wutaohai South Wind Farm 49.5 MW Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

471.3K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangsu Qidong Dongyuan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

457.9K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Maguan Laqi Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

455.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Longjiang 240MW Hydropower Project, in P.R. China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

448.6K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Lankou 26MW Hydro Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

448.1K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Inner Mongolia Zhurihe Phase II Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

447.3K

issued tCO₂e

Zhangjiakou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

441.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yingkou MSW Incineration and Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

438.0K

issued tCO₂e

Miaoling Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

437.8K

issued tCO₂e

National Bachu Biomass Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

435.2K

issued tCO₂e

Ningxia Angli Lingwu Photovoltaic Grid Connected Power Plant Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

432.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hainan Danzhou Eman Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

431.9K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Zhangye Heihe Longhui Small Scale Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

430.7K

issued tCO₂e

Dengzhou AMMS GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

430.3K

issued tCO₂e

Zhengbang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Guangdong Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

429.1K

issued tCO₂e

Houji Solar Cooker Project

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

424.6K

issued tCO₂e

Zaoyuan Solar Cooker Project

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

422.7K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Nanzhao Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

418.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shifosi Solar Cooker Project

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

415.0K

issued tCO₂e

Yiyang Xiushan Hydropower Project, P.R. China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

408.1K

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