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 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.

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