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.

GS1366 Micro Energy PoA VPA 4 Mogotio Improved Cookstoves Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

4.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1366 Micro Energy PoA VPA 3 Wema Improved Cookstoves Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

4.7K

issued tCO₂e

Shimoni Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

4.1K

issued tCO₂e

CPA 041 - BioLite HomeStove in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

2.6K

issued tCO₂e

Implementation and operation of water kiosks in Kenya - VPA 1

Gold Standard · Kenya

1.8K

issued tCO₂e

CPA 061 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

1.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 45 Murang'a Improved Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

1.1K

issued tCO₂e

Deployment of Electric Buses in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Fuel Switching

642

issued tCO₂e

Biomass Briquettes in Tea Factories: Chebut Tombe Boito Itumbe Kapkoros & Tegat

Gold Standard · Kenya · Fuel Switching

357

issued tCO₂e

13.5 MW Waste Heat Recovery Project by National Cement Company Limited

Cercarbono · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Accelerating Access to Clean Cooking in Kenya by Nyalore Impact Limited

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) PoA

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Agricentric Carbon Initiative

Verra · Kenya · Agriculture

Not yet issued

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Biomass Briquettes in Kenyan Manufacturing Facilities

Gold Standard · Kenya · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

Boomitra Carbon Farming in East Africa through Soil Enrichment

Verra · Kenya · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Boomitra Grassland Restoration in East Africa Through Soil Enrichment

Verra · Kenya · Agriculture

Not yet issued

CONSERVATION OF MIOMBOS IN TARU KENYA REDD+

Verra · Kenya · Forest

No issuance recorded

CPA - KE - 001 Kibera

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

CPA 062 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

CPA 063 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

CPA 064 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

CPA 065 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

CPA 066 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

CPA-KE-008-Kisumu

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

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