Carbon credit projects in Ethiopia

Registry records list 89 carbon credit projects in Ethiopia, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 13,028,657 tonnes and retired 9,533,427.

Key figures

Projects

89

Registries

4

Credits issued

13,028,657 t

Credits retired

9,533,427 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Not specified 41
  • Energy Efficiency 25
  • Forest 10
  • Renewable Energy 7
  • Fuel Switching 4
  • Agriculture 1
  • Ghg Management 1

Ethiopia 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
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
5
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.

GS1247 VPA 86 Southern Ethiopia Community Boreholes

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

30.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 128 Southern Ethiopia Community Boreholes

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

30.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 87 Southern Ethiopia Community Boreholes

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

30.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 127 Southern Ethiopia Community Boreholes

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

29.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 88 Southern Ethiopia Community Boreholes

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

28.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 256 Northern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

27.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 31: Improved Cookstoves for Environmental Conservation in Southern Ethiopia

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

25.9K

issued tCO₂e

Fuel efficient stoves for Ethiopia Programme of Activities CPA 001

Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

24.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 4: Resilience with Safe Drinking Water in Drought Prone Areas of Bale Zone in Oromia (Ethiopia)

Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

24.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 10: Resilience with Safe drinking water in Drought Prone Areas of Bale Zone in Oromia (Ethiopia) phase II

Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

23.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 32: Improved Cookstoves for Environmental Conservation in Southern Ethiopia

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

22.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 5: Resilience with Safe drinking water in Somali Regional State (Ethiopia)

Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

16.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 258 Northern Ethiopia Community Protected Springs

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

14.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 169 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 171 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 168 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 170 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 166 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 165 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

AfriScout Regenerative Grazing Project

Verra · Ethiopia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

BIWACALI

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

Not yet issued

Believe Green Safe Drinking Water - Ethiopia-1 - GS7442

Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Bunno Bedele and Ilu ababora improved cook stove distribution project

Gold Standard · Ethiopia

No issuance recorded

CATALYZING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH CARBON FINANCE IN ETHIOPIAN AFROMONTANE FORESTS

Verra · Ethiopia · Forest

Not yet issued

Distribution of Fuel Efficient Improved Cookstoves in Ethiopia

Verra · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Questions about Ethiopia

How many carbon credit projects are in Ethiopia?

89, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Ethiopia signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Ethiopia?

GS-TPDDTEC (9), AMS-II-G (7), GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (5).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026