Carbon credit projects in DR Congo

Registry records list 60 carbon credit projects in DR Congo, the largest group forest. Together they have issued 46,877,343 tonnes and retired 24,951,322.

Key figures

Projects

60

Registries

4

Credits issued

46,877,343 t

Credits retired

24,951,322 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 20
  • Energy Efficiency 20
  • Not specified 15
  • Renewable Energy 5

DR Congo and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
2
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
Medium

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.

The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project

Verra · DR Congo · Forest

42.5M

issued tCO₂e

Isangi REDD+ Project

Verra · DR Congo · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Eastern DRC Cookstove Project - South Kivu

Verra · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

EcoMakala Virunga Reforestation project

Gold Standard · DR Congo

663.3K

issued tCO₂e

Matebe Hydroelectric plant

Verra · DR Congo · Renewable Energy

251.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS10789 VPA5: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Gold Standard · DR Congo

242.9K

issued tCO₂e

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 001- Limete

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

111.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11324 - VPA002 - Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves-Kinshasa

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

108.4K

issued tCO₂e

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 003- Ngaliema

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

98.8K

issued tCO₂e

EcoMakala Virunga Energy project

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

97.3K

issued tCO₂e

Uplifting communities through clean energy in the DRC - VPA 1

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Renewable Energy

76.0K

issued tCO₂e

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-13

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

28.0K

issued tCO₂e

Asili Mazingira Bora Safe Water

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

BAULU PROJECT, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Verra · DR Congo · Forest

Not yet issued

Clean Cooking Programme by Bidhaa Sasa

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves Programme

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 005 - Bandalungwa

Gold Standard · DR Congo

No issuance recorded

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 006 - Lemba

Gold Standard · DR Congo

No issuance recorded

Congo (DRC) Improved Cook Stoves VPA 007 - Lingwala

Gold Standard · DR Congo

No issuance recorded

DR Congo Mangrove Blue Carbon Project

Verra · DR Congo · Forest

Not yet issued

DRC Province of Tshuapa

ART TREES · DR Congo · Forest

Not yet issued

DRC REDD+ Carbon Credit Harvesting Project

Verra · DR Congo · Forest

Not yet issued

Distributed Emission Reductions by Bboxx Energy Solutions

Gold Standard · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Durable Solutions Congo: Clean energy and environmental resilience in the DRC

Gold Standard · DR Congo

Not yet issued

Eastern DRC Cookstove Project - Tanganyika

Verra · DR Congo · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Questions about DR Congo

How many carbon credit projects are in DR Congo?

60, as of 1 June 2026.

Has DR Congo signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for DR Congo, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in DR Congo?

GS-TPDDTEC (9), VM0007 (5), VM0015 (4).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026