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.

Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales - PTAR Aguas Claras

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Programme of Activities for the Development and Promotion of Renewable Energy

Gold Standard · Colombia

Not yet issued

Project MATANI REDD+ DIOS MAYOR DE LOS PUEBLOS CABILLARI CONSERVACION ANCESTRAL

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

Protection of mangroves and community developmental activities in the biodiversity hotspot of Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

Proyecto Forestal CO2CERO Chigüiro

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Guavio

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Proyecto Nuestro Aire Vida “Kai KOMUYAJAG+Y+” REDD+ Puerto Zábalo y Los Monos

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

Proyecto Palmas del Cesar S.A

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Proyecto REDD+ Fundación Biodiversa en tierras bajas del Magdalena

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

Proyecto REDD++ PANI

Verra · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

Proyecto Solar Fotovoltaico Agrupado URRÁ S.A. E.S.P.

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Proyecto Solar Fotovoltaico Greenyellow

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Proyecto de Generación de Energía Solar Fotovoltaica Guayepo

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Proyecto de reducción de GEI - GREMCA

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Proyectos Fotovoltaicos Guamo y Numbana

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Prueba plataforma

Cercarbono · Colombia

No issuance recorded

Prueba plataforma

Cercarbono · Colombia

No issuance recorded

REDD + in the Forests of the Otún River Basin

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

REDD PROJECT OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF VAUPÉS YUTUCU AND OTHERS

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

REDD+ CONSERVATION OF ETHNO SUSTAINABLE AFRO-COLOMBIAN COMMUNITY IN THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST OF COLOMBIA

Verra · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

REDD+ Esteros y Manglares

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

REDD+ Project for the Conservation of Lowland Forest in the Magdalena Medio Region of Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

REDD+ Project in the Alto Predio Putumayo Indigenous Reservation in Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

REDD+ Yaguara Llanos del Yari

Verra · Colombia · Forest

No issuance recorded

REDD++ Manglares del Bajo Baudo

Verra · Colombia · Forest

Not yet issued

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