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.

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

Gold Standard 129
Verra 29

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

GS-TPDDTEC 52 projects
AMS-II-G 34 projects
VMR0006 11 projects
VM0047 4 projects
AMS-III-Z 4 projects
ACM0002 3 projects
GS-METERED-COOKSTOVES 3 projects
NOT PROVIDED 3 projects
VM0042 2 projects
AMS-I-A 2 projects

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