Carbon credit projects in Costa Rica

Registry records list 14 carbon credit projects in Costa Rica, the largest group forest. Together they have issued 932,798 tonnes and retired 502,600.

Key figures

Projects

14

Registries

4

Credits issued

932,798 t

Credits retired

502,600 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 4
  • Not specified 3
  • Agriculture 2
  • Renewable Energy 2
  • Ghg Management 1
  • Biomass Cdr 1
  • Energy Efficiency 1

Costa Rica and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
2
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
1
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.

Costa Rica Grouped Wind Project

Verra · Costa Rica · Renewable Energy

362.6K

issued tCO₂e

BaumInvest Reforestation Project

Gold Standard · Costa Rica

256.0K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation Project in Costa Rica 01

Gold Standard · Costa Rica

114.0K

issued tCO₂e

Costa Rica FCPF REDD+ Emission Reductions Program

ART TREES · Costa Rica · Forest

100.0K

issued tCO₂e

Los Santos Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · Costa Rica · Renewable Energy

68.6K

issued tCO₂e

VisionsWald - VisionForest

Gold Standard · Costa Rica

31.6K

issued tCO₂e

Battery Electric Vessels for Costa Rica

Gold Standard · Costa Rica · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

BaumInvest Forest Landscape Restoration Programme

Gold Standard · Costa Rica · Forest

No issuance recorded

Boomitra Grassland Restoration in Costa Rica

Verra · Costa Rica · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Costa Rica

ART TREES · Costa Rica · Forest

Not yet issued

Costa Rica Landfill Gas Project

Verra · Costa Rica · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Ganaderia y Bosques (GANBOS): Combining reforestation and rotational cattle grazing practices to restore degraded pastures in the provinces of Guanacaste, San Jose and Puntarenas in Costa Rica

Verra · Costa Rica · Agriculture

Not yet issued

PUR - Agroforestry in coffee landscapes of Costa Rica

Verra · Costa Rica · Forest

No issuance recorded

Project Tapir

Isometric · Costa Rica · Biomass Cdr

No issuance recorded

Questions about Costa Rica

How many carbon credit projects are in Costa Rica?

14, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Costa Rica signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Costa Rica?

ART-TREES (2), ACM0001 (1), VM0042 (1).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026