Carbon credit projects in Ecuador
Registry records list 9 carbon credit projects in Ecuador, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 151,697 tonnes and retired 90,639.
Key figures
Projects
9
Registries
4
Credits issued
151,697 t
Credits retired
90,639 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 3
- Gold Standard 3
- Cercarbono 2
- ART TREES 1
By category
- Renewable Energy 3
- Forest 3
- Ghg Management 2
- Not specified 1
Ecuador 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
- 1
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
- AMS-I-D 1 project
- AMS-I-D, AMS-III-G 1 project
- AR-AMS0007 1 project
- ART-TREES 1 project
- ACM0002 1 project
- CCB-LANDFILLS 1 project
- ACM0001 1 project
- GS-REFOREST 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Very 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.
Pichacay Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Project
Verra · Ecuador · Renewable Energy
150.7K
issued tCO₂e
e7 Galapagos / San Cristobal Wind Power Project
Verra · Ecuador · Renewable Energy
970
issued tCO₂e
Conversion of intensive agricultural systems to dynamic agroforestry systems for sustainable cocoa production in Ecuador
Gold Standard · Ecuador · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ecuador
ART TREES · Ecuador · Forest
Not yet issued
Landfill biogas extraction and combustion plant in El Inga I and II landfill (Quito Ecuador)
Gold Standard · Ecuador · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Proyecto de captura y aprovechamiento del biogás generado en el Complejo Ambiental Las Iguanas
Cercarbono · Ecuador · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Reforestation with Native Species in the Pachijal and Mira River Watersheds for Carbon Retention
Verra · Ecuador · Forest
Not yet issued
Sabanilla Hydroelectric Project
Cercarbono · Ecuador · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
San Pablo del Lago reforestation project
Gold Standard · Ecuador
No issuance recorded
Questions about Ecuador
How many carbon credit projects are in Ecuador?
9, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Ecuador signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Ecuador, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Ecuador?
AMS-I-D (1), AMS-I-D, AMS-III-G (1), AR-AMS0007 (1).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026