Carbon credit projects in Colombia

Registry records list 270 carbon credit projects in Colombia, most of them forest. Together they have issued 145,946,787 tonnes and retired 85,323,502.

Key figures

Projects

270

Registries

4

Credits issued

145,946,787 t

Credits retired

85,323,502 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 139
  • Renewable Energy 64
  • Not specified 38
  • Ghg Management 16
  • Fuel Switching 5
  • Energy Efficiency 5
  • Agriculture 3

Colombia and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
1
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
Low

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.

REDD+ Project Resguardo Indigena Unificado Selva de Mataven (RIU SM)

Verra · Colombia · Forest

27.1M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto hidroeléctrico Porce III

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

12.6M

issued tCO₂e

SKCARBONO

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

6.8M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Agrupado YAAWI IIPANA REDD+

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

6.7M

issued tCO₂e

“Planeta agradecido con el Resguardo Indígena Bajo Río Guainía y Río Negro”

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

5.7M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Hidroeléctrico El Quimbo

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

4.9M

issued tCO₂e

GUAINIA REDD+ PROJECT

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

4.8M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Conservación UNU-MAI REDD+

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

4.6M

issued tCO₂e

Doña Juana Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

4.2M

issued tCO₂e

REDD+ Project Pueblos indígenas resguardando la selva

Verra · Colombia · Forest

3.9M

issued tCO₂e

REDD+ PAZCÍFICO

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

3.8M

issued tCO₂e

COCOMAN FRONTERA REDD+

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

3.7M

issued tCO₂e

PROYECTO REDD+ PAZCÍFICO SUR

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

3.7M

issued tCO₂e

Vichada Climate Reforestation Project (PAZ)

Gold Standard · Colombia

2.3M

issued tCO₂e

Bajo Calima y Bahía Málaga (BCBM) REDD+ Project

Verra · Colombia · Forest

2.2M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Dario Valencia Samper

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Conservación ARLEQUÍN REDD+

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

2.0M

issued tCO₂e

PROYECTO ASOCIATIVO PROGRAMÁTICO ZONA ANDINA Y COSTA ATLÁNTICA - FCG

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Awakadaa Jiduaa

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Awakadaa Matsiadali

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

BAKA ROKARIRE ~IA TIR+~DITO

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Pedeguita y Mancilla REDD+

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Carbono CAS

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

SIVIRÚ-USARAGÁ-PIZARRO-PILIZÁ (SUPP) REDD+ Project

Verra · Colombia · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Cumare carbon project

Verra · Colombia · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Colombia

How many carbon credit projects are in Colombia?

270, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Colombia signed Article 6 agreements?

1 bilateral agreement, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Colombia?

AR-ACM0003 (44), ACM0002 (33), CCB-REDD (31).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026