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
- Gold Standard 42
- Verra 24
- Isometric 2
- ART TREES 1
- Cercarbono 1
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
Most used methodologies
- AMS-II-G 8 projects
- AR-ACM0003 6 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 6 projects
- VM0047 5 projects
- VMR0006 4 projects
- VM0042 2 projects
- ISO-BIOCHAR 2 projects
- GS-METERED-COOKSTOVES 2 projects
- AMS-III-D, AMS-III-E, AMS-III-F 1 project
- VM0050 1 project
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.
CPA1 - Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana (Brong-Ahafo region)
Verra · Ghana · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Changing Lives via Improved Cooking - Ghana 1
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
Changing Lives via Improved Cooking - Ghana 2
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
Changing Lives via Improved Cooking - Ghana 3
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
Cocoa Biochar Carboneers
Isometric · Ghana · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Commercial LPG Stoves for Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Community Restoration of Native Ecosystems in Ghana
Verra · Ghana · Forest
Not yet issued
Drobonso Carbon
Isometric · Ghana · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Ecolinks Ghana Bioethanol Clean Cooking Initiative for Inclusive and Sustainable Development VPA1
Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS10789 GS 10790 RVPA-75: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS10789 GS10790 RVPA-72: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
GS10789 GS10790 RVPA-73: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
GS10789 VPA71: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
GS10789 VPA76: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
GS12443 GS12859 RVPA-21: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
GS12443 VPA 22: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
GS12572 VPA-11 Regenerative Agriculture Initiative in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
GS12572 VPA-9 Sustainable Paddy Cultivation in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana · Agriculture
Not yet issued
GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
No issuance recorded
GS23468 VPA1 Hygiene and Environmental Care for Tanks and Overhead Reservoirs (HECTOR) in Ghana
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
GS936 CookClean Ghana Limited - CPA01
Gold Standard · Ghana · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Ghana
ART TREES · Ghana · Forest
Not yet issued
Ghana Cocoa Agroforestry Livelihoods Project
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
Ghana Household Carbon Reduction Programme (GHCRP)
Gold Standard · Ghana
Not yet issued
Ghana Wli Agorviefe Afforestation Project
Verra · Ghana · Forest
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026