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.

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 06 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 07 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 08 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 09 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 10 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 11 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 GS12363 VPA 12 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12362 VPA 01 Safe Water Drinking Programme in Maharashtra

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 01 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 02 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 03 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 04 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 05 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 BVPA 09 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in West Bengal

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

GS12382 GS12383 RVPA-1 Improved agricultural practices for rice cultivation in India.

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12456 VPA 01 Sustainable agricultural practices for rice cultivation in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12478 VPA-1 Small-holder Paddy Program

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12494 GS12495 RVPA 1 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Rajasthan and Gujarat by Alphabet Greens

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

GS12542 VPA-002 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative Telangana

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12542 VPA-003 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative Telangana

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12542 VPA-004 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative Telangana

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12542 VPA-005 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative Telangana

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12542 VPA-006 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative Telangana

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12557 VPA-001 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12557 VPA-002 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative 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