Carbon credit projects in Japan

Registry records list 6 carbon credit projects in Japan, the largest group forest.

Key figures

Projects

6

Registries

2

Credits issued

None recorded

Credits retired

None recorded

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 3
  • Agriculture 3

Japan and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
32
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Not appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Not published
Cooperative approaches
28
Article 6.2 activities
147
ITMOs transferred or received
1,442
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
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.

AJINOMOTO GROUPED PROJECT: REDUCTION OF METHANE EMISSIONS IN THE DAIRY SECTOR

Verra · Japan · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Carbon Emission Reduction Project through Improved Water Management in Bio-farming

Verra · Japan · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Hachijojima IFM Project

Verra · Japan · Forest

Not yet issued

Ishinomaki Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · Japan · Forest

No issuance recorded

NEC AND SAKYU IFM -THE 1ST PILOT FOR FSC FOREST IN JAPAN-

Verra · Japan · Forest

No issuance recorded

Small Farmers' Carbon Farming in Noto's Satoyama Japan

Gold Standard · Japan · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Questions about Japan

How many carbon credit projects are in Japan?

6, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Japan signed Article 6 agreements?

32 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Japan?

VM0045 (2), VM0042 (1), VM0041 (1).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026