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.
Barroso 20MW hydroelectric project
Gold Standard · Colombia
224.5K
issued tCO₂e
Carbono Rancho Victoria
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
217.7K
issued tCO₂e
APROVECHAMIENTO Y RECUPERACIÓN DE GAS MEDIANTE LA INSTALACIÓN DE UNA PLANTA PARA LA GENERACIÓN DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA - TERMOMECHERO
Cercarbono · Colombia
214.8K
issued tCO₂e
Veolia LFG PTA Manizales and Cúcuta Landfill
Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management
213.0K
issued tCO₂e
Reforestation with Rubber on degraded lands of Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
211.8K
issued tCO₂e
Bonos de Carbono Caracoli
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
202.0K
issued tCO₂e
Programa de Compensaciones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) - Reforestadora Cacerí S.A.
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
188.6K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto agrupado de PTGs - Parex
Cercarbono · Colombia
173.3K
issued tCO₂e
Generación Eléctrica/Térmica a partir de Biomasa - Manuelita S.A.
Cercarbono · Colombia · Fuel Switching
170.3K
issued tCO₂e
Vegachi ecological restoration of degraded lands
Gold Standard · Colombia
169.3K
issued tCO₂e
Guajira I Wind Farm
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
161.3K
issued tCO₂e
Santander and Las Tapias Renewable Energy Project
Gold Standard · Colombia
150.4K
issued tCO₂e
Carbono Verde
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
141.3K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto de Generación de Energía Solar Fotovoltaica La Loma
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
139.6K
issued tCO₂e
MultiAntioquia
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
136.3K
issued tCO₂e
Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Guavio Menor
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
128.9K
issued tCO₂e
Jocū Bucūrō Apūrō
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
127.6K
issued tCO₂e
PEQUEÑA CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA SAN ANDRÉS DE CUERQUIA
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
124.5K
issued tCO₂e
Carbono Agroporvanda
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
122.2K
issued tCO₂e
Veolia LFG PTA Antanas landfill
Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management
108.7K
issued tCO₂e
CARBONO NEGOCIOS AGROFORESTALES
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
104.1K
issued tCO₂e
Amaime Minor Hydroelectric Power Plant
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
103.8K
issued tCO₂e
Carbono Paja Perdida
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
97.2K
issued tCO₂e
BaumInvest Flor Morado Reforestation Project Veraneo
Gold Standard · Colombia
96.2K
issued tCO₂e
Eficiencia energética por Control Operacional en la Refinería de Cartagena
Cercarbono · Colombia · Energy Efficiency
96.1K
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