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
- Cercarbono 143
- Verra 98
- Gold Standard 28
- ART TREES 1
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
Most used methodologies
- AR-ACM0003 44 projects
- ACM0002 33 projects
- CCB-REDD 31 projects
- AMS-I-D 15 projects
- VM0015 14 projects
- NOT DEFINED 13 projects
- VM0007 10 projects
- VM0006 9 projects
- ACM0001 8 projects
- CCB-REFOR 8 projects
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.
RESTORED PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES IN THE MAGDALENA RIVER MIDDLE BASIN IN COLOMBIA
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
RUTA ANDINA
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Recovery of degraded areas with agroforestry systems in Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Renewable Energy and Biofertilizers from Waste in Colombia
Gold Standard · Colombia
Not yet issued
Rio Amoya Run-of-River Hydro Project
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
SOLAR GROUPED PROJECT BY EPSA-CELSIA
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
San Andres Hydroelectric project
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
San Juan de Pasto Clean Project
Gold Standard · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Santa Rosa - Altamira hydroelectric projects
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Savimbo Biodiversity Putumayo
Cercarbono · Colombia
No issuance recorded
Sembrando Futuro 2.0
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
Sembrando Futuro Restoration Project
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Sistema.bio Colomabian Carbon Program: Biodigesters in Colombia 2024-25
Gold Standard · Colombia
No issuance recorded
Sistema.bio Colombia Carbon Program: Waste management clean energy and regenerative agriculture on family farms
Gold Standard · Colombia
No issuance recorded
Soluciones Energéticas Promigas
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
THE FOREST CARBON PROJECT AGROREFORESTADORA RANCHO VICTORIA S. A
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Veolia LFG PTA Cucuta Landfill
Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
WIND POWER GROUPED PROJECT BY CELSIA COLOMBIA - BEGONIA POWER
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Yagual - Carbon Sequestration Grouped Project for the Restoration, Conservation and Sustainable Production in the Guerrero, Sumapaz and Rabanal Paramo Systems
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
“PLANETA AGRADECIDO CON EL RESGUARDO INDÍGENA CMARI”
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026