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.
Improved Jikos Project in Kenya
Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Industrial Boiler Fuel Switch-Biomass Waste Recycling and Reuse in East Africa
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
Installation of high efficiency cookstoves in Sub Saharan Africa by BURN
Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Kenya
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
International Programme for Safe Water Access and Efficient Cookstoves
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
KENYA HIGHLANDS GROUPED CARBON PROJECT
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
KOKO Kenya - Ethanol Cookstoves Program
Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
KUZA MITI AGROFORESTRY CARBON PROJECT IN KENYA
Verra · Kenya · Forest
Not yet issued
Kajiado Rangelands Carbon Project
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Kakuma Sustainable Energy Solutions
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Program
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Kenya Jiko Kisasa Improved Cookstove Program I
Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Kenya Organic Waste Diversion and Bioconversion Project
Verra · Kenya · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Kenya Smart Cooking Solutions
Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Kitui Improved Cookstove Project
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Lake Naivasha Basin Reforestation Project
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Lake Turkana 310MW Wind Power Project
Gold Standard · Kenya
No issuance recorded
Lake Victoria Watershed Agroforestry Carbon Project
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
LifeStraw Give Back Program
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
M-KOPA Solar Lighting PoA
Gold Standard · Kenya · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
MISITU ARR PROJECT - MT. KENYA REGION
Verra · Kenya · Forest
Not yet issued
Make Wells Live
Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Makueni Agroforestry Carbon Project
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Methane emissions reduction through feed supplement for ruminant animals in Kenya by AgCoTech
Verra · Kenya · Agriculture
Not yet issued
MicroEnergy Credits - Distribution of Electric Cooking Product Lines - Kenya
Gold Standard · Kenya
Not yet issued
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