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.
Green and Carbon Capture project
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
Grouped Project REDD+ conservation of the Oak ecological corridor Guantiva - La Rusia - Iguaque, Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
Grouped Project for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation-REDD-in the Regional Natural Park:Biological Corridor PNN Purace-PNN Cueva de los Guacharos
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Grupo Daabon, Aprovechamiento de Metano
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Guanaquitas 9.74 MW hydroelectric project
Gold Standard · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ITUANGO
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Hydroelectric Project Aures Bajo
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Hydroelectric Project Cantayus
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Hydroelectric projects at Oibita River
Verra · Colombia · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Infraestructuras Ecosistémicas REDD+ para los Campesinos de Antioquia Colombia
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
JAJÖM CMARI REDD+
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Kardianuts Biochar Production in Colombia
Gold Standard · Colombia
No issuance recorded
Kúvay Macärö Vidi REDD+ Carurú -KUMAVI REDD+
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
LIGNUS - BONOS DE CARBONO
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
MÜSESI project for active restoration in areas of the Sierra Nevada Santa Marta, Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
NATURAL SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS IN THE COLOMBIAN ORINOQUIA REGION
Verra · Colombia · Agriculture
Not yet issued
NAYA REDD+
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
NatureRe assisted natural regeneration project in degraded lands in Antioquia, Colombia
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
Nestlé & FNC Tree Planting Colombia
Gold Standard · Colombia
Not yet issued
ORINOCO REDD+ PROJECT
Cercarbono · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
Origen Atrato-Baudó REDD+ Project
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
PCH NARE
Cercarbono · Colombia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
PMCC AGROINCE
Cercarbono · Colombia · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
PROJECT MATANI REDD+ DIOS MAYOR DE LOS PUEBLOS CABILLARI
Verra · Colombia · Forest
No issuance recorded
PROJECT URAMIA - COMMUNITY-LED FOREST CONSERVATION REDD+ PROJECT IN CHOCÓ, COLOMBIA
Verra · Colombia · Forest
Not yet issued
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