Carbon credit projects in Malawi

Registry records list 158 carbon credit projects in Malawi, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 20,037,267 tonnes and retired 11,101,256.

Key figures

Projects

158

Registries

2

Credits issued

20,037,267 t

Credits retired

11,101,256 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 108
  • Not specified 33
  • Forest 7
  • Renewable Energy 6
  • Agriculture 2
  • Ghg Management 1
  • Fuel Switching 1

Malawi and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
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
5
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
Low

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.

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 2

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

4.4M

issued tCO₂e

Kulera Landscape REDD+ Program for Co-Managed Protected Areas, Malawi

Verra · Malawi · Forest

3.3M

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

2.8M

issued tCO₂e

Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Malawi-CPA-006

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Malawi-CPA-002

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

707.5K

issued tCO₂e

M’tetezi Improved cook-stoves Balaka District Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

365.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS2444 "GS1265" African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (2)

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

308.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Malawi Biomass Conservation - Dowa District

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

297.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS2445 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (3)

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

287.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS2447 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (5)

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

273.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS2446 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Malawi Biomass Conservation (4)

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

258.6K

issued tCO₂e

Integrated Biomass Energy Conservation Project - Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

256.5K

issued tCO₂e

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-4

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

146.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 37 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

106.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 25 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

106.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 26 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

106.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 33

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

103.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 35

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

103.3K

issued tCO₂e

Livelihoods Chitetezo Mbaula Project

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

101.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 26

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

99.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 37

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

98.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 24

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

97.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 36 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

97.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 27 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

96.8K

issued tCO₂e

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-23

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

95.4K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Malawi

How many carbon credit projects are in Malawi?

158, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Malawi signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Malawi?

GS-TPDDTEC (52), AMS-II-G (34), VMR0006 (11).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026