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

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

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.

Millennium Water Alliance and Virridy Clean Drinking Water Supply Program in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Mount Kenya Regenerative Agroforestry Project

Verra · Kenya · Forest

Not yet issued

OYU - Building Sustainable Kenyan Communities

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

OYU - Building Sustainable Kenyan Communities VPA01

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

OYU - Powering Kenyan SMEs with Clean Energy

Verra · Kenya · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

OYU - Reforesting Kenya for a better tomorrow

Verra · Kenya · Forest

Not yet issued

Obomo Cookstove Project in Kenya by Ecoact  - VPA 008

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

One Mara Carbon Project

Verra · Kenya · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Papariko - Restoration of Degraded Mangrove Areas in Kenya

Verra · Kenya · Forest

Not yet issued

PoA GS973 - JFK CPA1 GS4017/James Finlay Kenya (JFK) CPA1

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

PoA for the Reduction of Emission from Non-Renewable Fuel from Cooking at Household Level

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

PoA for the Reduction of emission non-renewable fuel from cooking at household level

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

REGENERATION KENYA (RK)

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

REGENERATION KENYA (RK) VPA01

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Coastal Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Western Kenya and Rift Valley

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

Restore Africa: Restoring trees and livelihoods in Kenya

Verra · Kenya

Not yet issued

SOLVATTEN Solar Safe Water Heater Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Safe Water Programme in East Africa - Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Safe Water Programme in East and Southeast Africa

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Safe Water Programme - Kenya - VPA 62

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Safe Water Programme - Kenya - VPA 63

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Safe Water Programme - Kenya - VPA 64

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Safe Water Programme - Kenya - VPA 65

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Safe Water Programme - Kenya - VPA 66

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026