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.

Inner Mongolia Wutaohai South Phase II Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

324.8K

issued tCO₂e

Hongwang Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project in Fangcheng County

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

322.3K

issued tCO₂e

Yuqing Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province.

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

315.2K

issued tCO₂e

Tieqilishi Sichuan Liangshan AWMS GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

315.1K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Yongdeng Longlin Hydro Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

314.7K

issued tCO₂e

*Honiton Energy Bailingmiao Phase One Windfarm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

313.5K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Shangyi Manjing East Wind Farm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

311.4K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Xinwang Swine Farm Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

308.5K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Yishui Tangwangshan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

307.2K

issued tCO₂e

Shuangbaotai AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Jiangsu Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

305.0K

issued tCO₂e

*Fujian Zhangpu Liuao 45MW Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

302.1K

issued tCO₂e

Hunan Xiangtan Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

301.7K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Funiushan Solar Cooker Project Phase I

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

301.4K

issued tCO₂e

Chifeng Sunjiaying Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

299.7K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Wudaogou 50.25MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

299.3K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Funiushan Solar Cooker Project Phase II

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

299.1K

issued tCO₂e

Xinyang MSW Landfill Site LFG Recovery to Power Project

Gold Standard · China

296.6K

issued tCO₂e

Xundian Jinfeng 12.6MW Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

295.6K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Kangbao Wolongtushan 30 MW Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

294.3K

issued tCO₂e

Liugui Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

292.5K

issued tCO₂e

Guangxi Longan Biomass Power Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

291.4K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Wangyunfeng Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

287.0K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Guazhou Xiangyang Phase II Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

285.9K

issued tCO₂e

Sanya Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

284.8K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Huanren Niumaodashan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

284.0K

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