Carbon credit projects in Guatemala

Registry records list 34 carbon credit projects in Guatemala, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 12,639,516 tonnes and retired 9,238,196.

Key figures

Projects

34

Registries

2

Credits issued

12,639,516 t

Credits retired

9,238,196 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 18
  • Forest 10
  • Renewable Energy 3
  • Fuel Switching 1
  • Ghg Management 1
  • Not specified 1

Guatemala and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
6
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.

REDD+ Project for Caribbean Guatemala: The Conservation Coast

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

7.0M

issued tCO₂e

Ecofiltro Guatemala Improved Stoves and Water Purification Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Lacandon - Forest for life REDD+ Project

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

ONIL Stoves Guatemala Uspantan

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

599.1K

issued tCO₂e

Promoting Sustainable Development through Natural Rubber Tree Plantations in Guatemala

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

420.0K

issued tCO₂e

ECO2 Rubber Forests Guatemala

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

394.9K

issued tCO₂e

ONIL Stoves, Guatemala - CPA 002

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

381.1K

issued tCO₂e

Agroforestry and forest restoration for ecological connectivity, poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation in Cerro San Gil, Caribbean Guatemala

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

278.2K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Mirador Enhanced Distribution of Improved Cookstoves in Latin America - Second VPA for Distribution of Dos por Tres Cookstoves in Guatemala

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

113.8K

issued tCO₂e

Amatitlan Geothermal Project

Verra · Guatemala · Renewable Energy

104.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1377 Utsil Naj - Casa saludable para todos VPA2

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

40.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 311 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

13.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 312 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala

6.4K

issued tCO₂e

TUIK RUCH LEW IMPROVED COOKSTOVE PROJECT FOR LAKE ATITLAN

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

975

issued tCO₂e

Agroforestry Project in the Coffee Landscapes of Guatemala

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

No issuance recorded

Agroforestry System Lanquin, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

Not yet issued

Distribution of Justa model Chimney Rocket Stoves in Central America

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Distribution of ONIL stoves - Project 1

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Distribution of ONIL stoves - Project 2

Verra · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Drawn Carbon ARR Foundations Project

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

Not yet issued

Drawn Carbon REDD Foundations Project

Verra · Guatemala · Forest

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 313 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 314 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 315 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 316 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Questions about Guatemala

How many carbon credit projects are in Guatemala?

34, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Guatemala signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Guatemala, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Guatemala?

GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (9), VMR0006 (4), VM0015 (3).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026