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.

Global Biochar Project by EnKIng International

Verra · India · Biomass Cdr

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 07)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 08)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 09)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 10)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 13)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 14)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 15)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 16)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 17)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 18)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 19)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 20)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 21)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 22)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 23)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 24)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 25)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 26)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 27)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 28)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 29)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 30)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 31)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Global Cookstove Program (Phase 32)

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

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).

Registry data as of June 1, 2026