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
- Verra 19
- Gold Standard 15
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
Most used methodologies
- GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES 9 projects
- VMR0006 4 projects
- VM0015 3 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 3 projects
- VM0047 2 projects
- AR-ACM0003 2 projects
- AMS-I-D, AMS-III-H 1 project
- VM0048 1 project
- AMS-I-C, AMS-III-H 1 project
- AR-AMS0007 1 project
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.
GS1247 VPA 317 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 318 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 319 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 320 Guatemala Improved Cookstoves Project
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Methane Recovery Project Finca Yalcobe
Verra · Guatemala · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Methane Recovery Project Palmas de Ixcan
Verra · Guatemala · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
PoA for the dissemination of clean cooking technologies in households and communities
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Reduced Emissions from Avoided Deforestation in the Multiple Use Zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala (GuateCarbon)
Verra · Guatemala · Forest
No issuance recorded
Zone 3 Landfill Gas Project
Gold Standard · Guatemala · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026