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.

Proyecto de mitigación en el sector del uso del suelo cambio en el uso del suelo y silvicultura por remociones debidas al establecimiento de sistemas forestales de Hevea brasiliensis en el municipio de Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia.

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

27.0K

issued tCO₂e

Caruquia 9.76 MW Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

23.6K

issued tCO₂e

Suba and Usaquen Hydroelectric Umbrella Project

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

22.3K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Hass

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

21.0K

issued tCO₂e

Sustainable Agroforestry Cacao Meta, Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Forest

19.9K

issued tCO₂e

Curva de Rodas and La Pradera landfill gas management project

Verra · Colombia · Ghg Management

19.7K

issued tCO₂e

Sustitución de combustibles fósiles por combustibles alternativos en la producción de Clinker Planta Cartagena

Cercarbono · Colombia · Fuel Switching

19.7K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de mitigación en el sector del uso del suelo cambio en el uso del suelo y silvicultura por remociones debidas al establecimiento de sistemas forestales de Hevea brasiliensis en los municipios de Sucre y el Peñón Santander, Colombia.

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

18.4K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto agrupado HZ Energy

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

16.6K

issued tCO₂e

REDD+ Project Magnolios de Yarumal

Verra · Colombia · Forest

15.4K

issued tCO₂e

Primera sombrilla de generación solar fotovoltaica de Ecopetrol

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

14.4K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Reforesta

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

13.6K

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Project for restoration of degraded lands in Jaguar Corridors, Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Forest

12.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Mitigación Forestal Bonanza Verde

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

12.8K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Agrorios

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

11.2K

issued tCO₂e

Primer Proyecto Agrupado de Helios S.A.S E.S.P para la energización de hogares en Zonas No Interconectadas en Colombia

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

7.3K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Agrupado Bio D S.A

Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management

5.9K

issued tCO₂e

PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SCHEME FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WATER SOURCES IN THE JURISDICTION OF CORPOCHIVOR

Verra · Colombia · Forest

5.3K

issued tCO₂e

Manejo Sostenible de los Bosques Aplicado al Predio Santa Ana, Vereda El Popal, Municipio De Sonsón, Bajo El Esquema BancO2

Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest

4.9K

issued tCO₂e

La Cascada 2.3 MW Hydroelectric Project

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

3.7K

issued tCO₂e

Granja Solar de Inírida

Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy

3.0K

issued tCO₂e

Saving Colombia's Cloud Forest

Verra · Colombia · Forest

2.6K

issued tCO₂e

Bionersis landfill project in Pasto, Colombia

Verra · Colombia · Ghg Management

466

issued tCO₂e

Santa Ana Hydroelectric Plant - CER Conversion

Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy

44

issued tCO₂e

-

Cercarbono · Colombia

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026