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.

Energy Efficient cookstove for sustainable development in rural south nyanza communities.

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

Entooma Sidai: A Maasai Mara Rangeland Restoration and Conservation Project

Verra · Kenya · Agriculture

Not yet issued

GS 12204 - VPA 1 Sistema.bio Global Carbon Program

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

GS 12221 VPA-1 Millennium Water Alliance and Virridy Clean Drinking Water Supply Program in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS 1366 Micro Energy PoA

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS10789 GS 10791 RVPA-24: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-23: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-25: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS11191 GS11193 RVPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya VPA 2

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS11253 GS11790 Jiko Sawa Improved Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS11574 GS11691 RVPA-1 CPA-KE-Kenya Samsung Project

Gold Standard · Kenya · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

GS1183 Kenya Improved woodstoves POA

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1183 Kenya Improved woodstoves project Mbeere01 CPA01

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12187 Biomass Briquettes at Kensalt

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

GS12204 RVPA-1 Sistema.bio Global Carbon Program: Biodigesters in Kenya 2023-4

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS12345 GS12354 RVPA-1 Safe Water Supply Turkana County

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12345 GS12354 RVPA-4 Safe Water Supply Kilifi County

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12345 GS12354 RVPA-5 Safe Water Supply Kilifi County

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12345 GS12354 RVPA-6 Safe Water Supply Kilifi County

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12443 GS12444 RVPA-02: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

GS12443 VPA 01: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya

Not yet issued

GS12544 VPA 03: Rung’eto Farmers Cooperative Society Improved Cook Stove Distribution Project

Gold Standard · Kenya

No issuance recorded

GS12877 VPA 1- eWATER Emission Reductions from Safe Drinking Water Supply and Accreditation of Water Benefit Certificates - Real case VPA Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12877 eWATER SERVICES Emission Reduction from Safe Drinking Water Supply and Accreditation of Water Benefit Services - Tanzania The Gambia and Kenya

Gold Standard · Kenya · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS13044 GS13045 RVPA-1 Kenya LifeStraw Give Back Program

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026