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.

Veolia LFG PTA Presidente landfill

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

94.6K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestación de suelos degradados por la ganadería y la agricultura en Antioquia

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

92.7K

issued tCO₂e

PCH La Naveta

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

92.5K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Bagatela

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

86.7K

issued tCO₂e

Guanaquitas 9.74 MW Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

77.2K

issued tCO₂e

Hydroelectric Project El Edén

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

73.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bajo Tuluá Minor Hydroelectric Power Plant

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

72.9K

issued tCO₂e

Conservation and reforestation of degraded areas in Barbosa Colombia

Gold Standard · Colombia · Forest

70.8K

issued tCO₂e

PCH CANTAYUS

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

66.9K

issued tCO₂e

Alto Tuluá Minor Hydroelectric Power Plant

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

62.5K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono La Puya y San Lorenzo

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

60.5K

issued tCO₂e

CARBONO SANTA INES

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

59.9K

issued tCO₂e

BLUE CARBON PROJECT GULF OF MORROSQUILLO “VIDA MANGLAR”

Verra · Colombia · Forest

59.4K

issued tCO₂e

Programa de aprovechamiento de gas asociado de Ecopetrol

Cercarbono · Colombia

55.7K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Nueva Esperanza

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

52.6K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Agroforestal La Argentina

Cercarbono · Colombia

50.1K

issued tCO₂e

Central Hidroeléctrica de Santa Ana

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

43.4K

issued tCO₂e

Agua Fresca Multipurpose and Environmental Services Project

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

42.3K

issued tCO₂e

Regenerating Colombian Coffee Ecosystems

Verra · Colombia · Forest

40.6K

issued tCO₂e

Hydroelectric Project MULATOS II

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

39.6K

issued tCO₂e

PARQUE EÓLICO WESP 01

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

38.6K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Mitigación de Cambio Climático en áreas degradadas por ganadería Fincas La Clara y Suebrá

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

37.3K

issued tCO₂e

Bosques Solares de los Llanos 1

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

37.2K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Flor y Nuevo

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

31.0K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Inmunizar

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

27.5K

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