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.

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-24

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

93.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 23

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

89.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 24 Improved Kitchen Regimes - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

88.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 22

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

83.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 20

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

83.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 16

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

77.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 19

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

77.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 92 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

76.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 93 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

75.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 91 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

75.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 15

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

73.9K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Malawi - Project 3

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

73.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 97 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

71.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 47 Malawi Improved Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

71.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 95 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

70.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 94 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

69.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 100 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

68.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 99 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

67.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 96 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa & Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

66.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 101 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

66.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 98 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

65.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 27

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

64.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 17

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

63.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 18

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

63.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 13

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

63.4K

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