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.

CDM-KE-011 Kenya EcoEye Mombasa Project

Gold Standard · Kenya

27.0K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Kenya, VCS-CCB 010

Verra · Kenya · Forest

22.1K

issued tCO₂e

CPA 060 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

18.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA - Oserian Flower Farm Offset Project 4 - Ngondi

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

17.9K

issued tCO₂e

Msambweni Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

16.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA - Oserian Flower Farm Offset Project 3 - Suswa 2

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

14.9K

issued tCO₂e

West Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

14.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS2504 - Voluntary Gold Standard multi-country improved cookstove PoA - Oserian Flower Farm Offset Project 2 - Suswa 1

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

14.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS13044 VPA-1 Kenya LifeStraw Give Back Program

Gold Standard · Kenya

12.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 7 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

11.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 8 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

10.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 9 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

10.4K

issued tCO₂e

Likoni and Shimoni Improved Cook Stove Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

10.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 11 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

9.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 10 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

9.5K

issued tCO₂e

Ivakale

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

8.6K

issued tCO₂e

Maji Safi Maisha Bora Project

Gold Standard · Kenya

8.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 12 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

7.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 13 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

7.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 15 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

7.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 VPA 14 Kilifi Borehole Rehabilitation Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

7.6K

issued tCO₂e

KSAIL Bagasse Power Project

Verra · Kenya · Fuel Switching

7.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS2504 Voluntary Gold Standard Multi-country Improved Cookstove PoA-Flamingo Cookstove Project VPA5

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

5.5K

issued tCO₂e

Kenya biomass gasification for clean cooking

Gold Standard · Kenya

5.2K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Kenya 2

Verra · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

5.1K

issued tCO₂e

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