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
- Gold Standard 78
- Verra 9
- ART TREES 1
- Cercarbono 1
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
Most used methodologies
- GS-TPDDTEC 9 projects
- AMS-II-G 7 projects
- GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES 5 projects
- AMS-I-A 5 projects
- GS-REFOREST 4 projects
- AMS-III-AR 3 projects
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 3 projects
- VM0047 2 projects
- AR-ACM0003 2 projects
- AMS-I-E 2 projects
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.
Project Gaia Cook Stove Programme of Activities
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Project Gaia Cook Stove Programme of Activities CPA0003 Ethiopia
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Project Gaia Cook Stoves Programme of Activities Ethiopia CPA-0001
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Regenerate forest in Ethiopia: Support Carbon sequestration & wellbeing of families
Gold Standard · Ethiopia
No issuance recorded
Restoration and Conservation of Dry Afromontane Forest in the Highlands of Eastern Tigray
Verra · Ethiopia · Forest
Not yet issued
Small scale community-based afforestation program in Ethiopia
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Forest
Not yet issued
Small scale community-based afforestation program in Ethiopia - Konea
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Forest
Not yet issued
Solar Lighting in Rural Areas PoA
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Sustainable Forestry in Gambella Ethiopia
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Forest
Not yet issued
TPP-CPA-ETH-03
Gold Standard · Ethiopia
Not yet issued
VPA 01: Clean Cooking for Environmental Conservation in Ethiopia
Gold Standard · Ethiopia · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Vita Green Impact Programme - Ethiopia Water Project
Gold Standard · Ethiopia
Not yet issued
West Guji Improved Cook Stove Distribution project
Gold Standard · Ethiopia
No issuance recorded
West Wollega Multipurpose Cookstove Distribution Project
Gold Standard · Ethiopia
No issuance recorded
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026