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.

CHANGU-CHANGU MOTO IMPROVED COOKSTOVES CARBON PROJECT IN MULANJE DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN MALAWI

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Clean Cooking with Biomass Gasification in Malawi (VPA2)

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Clean Electric Cooking for Households in Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Conserving the Mulanje Mountains Malawi - Saving forests and empowering mountain communities with improved cookstoves

Gold Standard · Malawi

No issuance recorded

Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Malawi-CPA-004

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

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

Verra · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

EOS Climate - High-Integrity Climate & Social Impact Programme

Gold Standard · Malawi

Not yet issued

Effluent Treatment Recycling and Energy Generation (ETREG) Plant Dwangwa

Gold Standard · Malawi · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Fuelling a greener future for farmers in Malawi through the use of Jatropha curcas

Verra · Malawi · Forest

No issuance recorded

GS Biomass Energy Conservation Programme

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS10789 GS10790 RVPA-101: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

Not yet issued

GS11574 GS11718 RVPA-1 CPA-MA-002-Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12151 Ripple Africa high impact cookstoves VPA01 SA1

Gold Standard · Malawi

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 105 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 117 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 118 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreholes Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 282 Malawi Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 283 Malawi Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 284 Malawi Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 285 Malawi Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 286 Malawi Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS23168-GS23169-OYU - Clean Water for Malawian Communities

Gold Standard · Malawi

Not yet issued

GS23645-VPA-1 Wells of Life: Sustainable Safe Water for Malawi

Gold Standard · Malawi

Not yet issued

GS7591 VPA 38 Malawi Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS7591 VPA 39 Malawi Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Malawi · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

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