Carbon credit projects in India

Registry records list 1,903 carbon credit projects in India, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 409,690,880 tonnes and retired 252,544,509.

Key figures

Projects

1,903

Registries

4

Credits issued

409,690,880 t

Credits retired

252,544,509 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 836
  • Energy Efficiency 398
  • Not specified 254
  • Forest 133
  • Fuel Switching 118
  • Agriculture 81
  • Ghg Management 64
  • Biomass Cdr 15
  • Alkalinity Cdr 4

India and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
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
0
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
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.

AgriCapture South Asia Rice Methane Project

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Agricultural Land Management project in Beed District, India implemented by Godrej Properties Ltd.

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Agricultural Land Management Project in Hujgal & Kalari Cluster watershed, India implemented by Godrej Agrovet Ltd.

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Agricultural Land Management project in Telangana, India implemented by Godrej Consumer Products Limited

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

Agroforestry Initiative through carbon finance to strengthen rural livelihoods and ecosystems in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry Plantation of ITC Limited In Selected Regions of North India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry Plantations in the Country by Greenply

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry for Enhancing the Smallholders’ Livelihood in Karnataka And Andhra Pradesh, India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry for Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in India: A Joint Initiative by Infosys and SGI Foundation

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Agroforestry for Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Odisha: A Joint Initiative by Infosys and SGI Foundation

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Agroforestry for Sustainable Land Use and Livelihood Enhancement in India by Infosys

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Agroforestry plantations in Karnataka for greener tomorrow

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry project in India

Gold Standard · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Alternate Wetting and Drying Rice Cultivation in Maharashtra India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Animal Manure based CBG project at Sanchore, Rajasthan

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Asha

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Ayyalur Livelihoods Project

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

BAMBOO PLANTATION BASED GROUPED PROJECT IN INDIA

Verra · India · Forest

No issuance recorded

BIODIESEL PROJECT BY CHEMENERGY BIOFUELS(P) LIMITED

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

BIODIGERSTER PROJECT IN EAST UTTAR PRADESH INDIA

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

BIOMASS BASED COGENERATION PROJECT BY SSA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AT HARYANA, INDIA

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

BLUE CARBON MANGROVE CONSERVATION PROJECT: RESTORING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS ALONG THE COAST OF KRISHNA DELTA, GODAVARI DELTA AND ADJOINING RESERVE FOREST AREAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

Verra · India · Forest

No issuance recorded

BUNDLED WIND POWER PROJECT IN TAMILNADU, INDIA CO-ORDINATED BY THE TAMILNADU SPINNING MILLS ASSOCIATION (TASMA.)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Bamboo Plantation to secure livelihood of the indigenous communities in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Bamboo Plantation to secure livelihood of the indigenous communities in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Questions about India

How many carbon credit projects are in India?

1,903, as of 1 June 2026.

Has India signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in India?

ACM0002 (368), AMS-I-D (333), VMR0006 (113).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026