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.

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Project by Greneity

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Project by Om Organic Cotton

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Project by VISTA Green

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Project by Earthallica Naturals

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Project by Suminter India Organics

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Agriculture Project by Arvind in India

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Agriculture land Management Project by Biowin Agro Research

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Agroforestry Initiative by LTIM in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Sustainable Cooking Solutions for Rural Communities: Madhya Pradesh Initiative

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Sustainable End-of-Life Vehicle Scrapping Programme in India

Cercarbono · India

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Paddy Program

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Sustainable Rice Cultivation for Marginal Farmers in Chhattisgarh, India

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Rice Cultivation for Marginal Farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Rice Cultivation for Marginal Farmers in Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Sustainable Rice Cultivation for Smallholder Farmers in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Sustainable agricultural practices for rice cultivation in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Sustainable agricultural practices in tea plantations

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Sustainable cropland management, project by phalada agro Group

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Swasth Ghar Improved Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Swiftgreen: Agroforestry for Tribal farmers

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

System of Root Intensification (SRI) programme: Reduction of Methane emissions and water consumption in rice fields of India

Verra · India · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

THE BIWAL CARBON PROJECT

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

THE NAGALAND 4 CHANGE REDD+ PROJECT

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

TI CLEAN MOBILITY EV PROJECT IN INDIA

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

TPREL 460 MW Solar BESS Project in Karnataka

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

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