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.
CARBONO GRESCO2
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
464.8K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto de Generación de Energía Solar Fotovoltaica El Paso
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
462.9K
issued tCO₂e
El Molino-San Matias hydroelectric projects
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
455.9K
issued tCO₂e
Recuperación de suelos degradados con el uso de incentivos financieros en el centro y oriente de Colombia
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
453.6K
issued tCO₂e
Escuela de Minas Hydroelectric Project
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
437.2K
issued tCO₂e
The Chocó-Darién Conservation Corridor REDD Project
Verra · Colombia · Forest
435.3K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Tequendama 1, 2, 3 y 4
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
426.9K
issued tCO₂e
Restoration of degraded areas and reforestation in Cáceres and Cravo Norte, Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
406.9K
issued tCO₂e
CONDOTO REDD+
Verra · Colombia · Forest
397.2K
issued tCO₂e
CARBONO RINCCO
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
353.2K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Alejandría
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
337.8K
issued tCO₂e
PRR-GEI ENTREPALMAS S.A.S
Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management
324.8K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto Hidroeléctrico El Salto II
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
304.3K
issued tCO₂e
Brújula Verde
Gold Standard · Colombia
299.8K
issued tCO₂e
Grouped Project for Commercial Forest Plantations Initiatives in the Department of Vichada
Verra · Colombia · Forest
297.3K
issued tCO₂e
BANAKALE - ISIMALI REDD+
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
287.6K
issued tCO₂e
Manejo Sostenible de los Bosques Aplicado en el Oriente Antioqueño bajo el esquema BancO2®
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
266.4K
issued tCO₂e
Montanitas Hydroelectric Project
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
258.0K
issued tCO₂e
Riscales REDD+ Project
Verra · Colombia · Forest
255.6K
issued tCO₂e
Forestry Project for the Basin of the Chinchina River, an Environmental and Productive Alternative for the City and the Region
Verra · Colombia · Forest
243.0K
issued tCO₂e
CARBONO OXIGENO PARA TODOS
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
237.2K
issued tCO₂e
BaumInvest Flor Morado Reforestation Project Punta Hermosa & Moriche Solo
Gold Standard · Colombia
228.8K
issued tCO₂e
Cucuana Hydroelectric Power Plant
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
227.7K
issued tCO₂e
Carbono Ganados y Bosques
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
225.7K
issued tCO₂e
BaumInvest Flor Saphira Reforestation Project El Capricho & La Catorce
Gold Standard · Colombia · Forest
225.0K
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026