Carbon credit projects in Kenya
Registry records list 346 carbon credit projects in Kenya, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 85,406,086 tonnes and retired 42,630,368.
Key figures
Projects
346
Registries
4
Credits issued
85,406,086 t
Credits retired
42,630,368 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 277
- Verra 66
- Isometric 2
- Cercarbono 1
By category
- Not specified 148
- Energy Efficiency 127
- Renewable Energy 21
- Forest 20
- Agriculture 15
- Fuel Switching 11
- Ghg Management 2
- Biomass Cdr 2
Kenya and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 5
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 4
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 17
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 1
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
Most used methodologies
- GS-TPDDTEC 75 projects
- AMS-I-E 13 projects
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 12 projects
- VMR0006 8 projects
- AMS-II-G 8 projects
- VM0042 7 projects
- GS-KITCHEN-COOKSTOVES 7 projects
- AMS-III-AR 5 projects
- AR-AMS0001 5 projects
- VM0017 4 projects
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.
GS1366 VPA 42 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 43 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 44 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 45 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 46 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 47 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 48 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 49 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 50 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 51 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1366 VPA 52 Coastal Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS23414 VPA -1 Industrial boiler fuel switch in Kenya
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities - Kenya VPA 6 by Natural Capital Partners by Natural Capital Partners
Gold Standard · Kenya · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
GS7591 VPA 2 Rift Valley Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS7591 VPA 3 Central Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS7591 VPA 4 Central Kenya Borehole Rehabilitation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GivePower East Africa Solar Water Farms
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Gorge Farm 2.8 MW Anaerobic Digestion Plant
Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
HomeBiogas Programme in Kenya
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Horn of Africa energy efficient technology distribution program of activity
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Implementation and operation of water kiosks - PoA
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Improved Cooking Stoves for Africa - Kenya VPA001
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
Improved Cooking Stoves for Africa Master PoA
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kenya by EKI Phase 0 2
Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove and Safe Water Programme
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Questions about Kenya
How many carbon credit projects are in Kenya?
346, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Kenya signed Article 6 agreements?
5 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Kenya?
GS-TPDDTEC (75), AMS-I-E (13), GS-DRINKING-WATER (12).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026