Carbon credit projects in Ghana

Registry records list 70 carbon credit projects in Ghana, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 15,943,460 tonnes and retired 10,383,962.

Key figures

Projects

70

Registries

5

Credits issued

15,943,460 t

Credits retired

10,383,962 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Not specified 27
  • Energy Efficiency 23
  • Forest 13
  • Agriculture 3
  • Ghg Management 2
  • Biomass Cdr 2

Ghana and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
5
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
44
ITMOs transferred or received
11,733
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
2
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
2

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
High

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.

Gyapa Cook Stoves Project in Ghana

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

6.4M

issued tCO₂e

GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA001

Gold Standard · Ghana

4.1M

issued tCO₂e

*Improved Household Charcoal Stoves in Ghana

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation of Degraded Forest Reserves in Ghana

Verra · Ghana · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cookstove Distribution in Ghana by EKI

Verra · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

550.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA002 (Western Region)

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

418.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA003

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

413.3K

issued tCO₂e

REFORESTATION OF DEGRADED FOREST RESERVE AREAS IN GHANA, WEST AFRICA

Verra · Ghana · Forest

399.7K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation of Degraded Forest Reserve Land in Ghana

Cercarbono · Ghana · Forest

361.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA004 (Central region)

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

229.0K

issued tCO₂e

TW Ghana ODS Project

Verra · Ghana · Ghg Management

155.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA005 (Volta region)

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

101.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1264: Native Clean Water Programme West Africa: VPA(01) Ghana

Gold Standard · Ghana

82.8K

issued tCO₂e

African Improved Cooking Stoves Grouped Project

Verra · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

48.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1264: Native Clean Water Programme West Africa- VPA (03) Santrokofi Ghana

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

27.5K

issued tCO₂e

JOil Jatropha plantation in Ghana

Gold Standard · Ghana

18.8K

issued tCO₂e

Kwamisa/Other reserves community Forest Project

Verra · Ghana · Forest

12.4K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa by ClimateCare Limited - CER Conversion

Verra · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

3.5K

issued tCO₂e

AquaCarbon Ghana VPA1

Gold Standard · Ghana

Not yet issued

AquaCarbon Safe Water

Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Atebubu and Wiase Forest Landscape Restoration Project

Verra · Ghana · Forest

Not yet issued

BIOPLANTATION Ghana Regenerative Agroforestry Project

Gold Standard · Ghana

Not yet issued

Bandai Hills Bamboo Reforestation Project, Ghana

Verra · Ghana · Forest

Not yet issued

Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 6

Gold Standard · Ghana

No issuance recorded

Blue Flame for Commercial Kitchens in Ghana

Verra · Ghana · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Questions about Ghana

How many carbon credit projects are in Ghana?

70, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Ghana signed Article 6 agreements?

5 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Ghana?

AMS-II-G (8), AR-ACM0003 (6), GS-TPDDTEC (6).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026