Carbon credit projects in Mexico

Registry records list 564 carbon credit projects in Mexico, most of them forest. Together they have issued 44,180,332 tonnes and retired 10,806,360.

Key figures

Projects

564

Registries

7

Credits issued

44,180,332 t

Credits retired

10,806,360 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 505
  • Ghg Management 29
  • Not specified 7
  • Renewable Energy 7
  • Energy Efficiency 7
  • Fuel Switching 5
  • Agriculture 3
  • Alkalinity Cdr 1

Mexico and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
1
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
9
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

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
High

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.

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido Lagunilla o El Jaral

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

7.9K

issued tCO₂e

Bienes Comunales San Pedro Ecatzingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

7.5K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en los Bienes Comunales de San Francisco Oxtotilpan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

7.4K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena San Francisco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

7.1K

issued tCO₂e

PREDIO RUSTICO DENOMINADO ZALEAS

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.9K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido El Paso

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido San JosÚ de las Torres

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.8K

issued tCO₂e

Xahuayalulco - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.8K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido Salsipuedes

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.6K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Peñuelas Pueblo Nuevo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.6K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido Loma Alta

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.5K

issued tCO₂e

Las Puentes y Anexos - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.4K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el Ejido Corral de Piedra

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.4K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en la Comunidad IndÝgena San Pedro Jacuaro

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.3K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en la Comunidad IndÝgena Carpinteros

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.2K

issued tCO₂e

Comunidad San Antonio

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.0K

issued tCO₂e

Bienes Comunales Santiago Cuautenco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.0K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto forestal de carbono del Ejido Pioneros de RÝo Xhon - Ha

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

6.0K

issued tCO₂e

Durango - EcoMethane Landfill Gas to Energy Project - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Renewable Energy

5.7K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en la comunidad de San Miguel Tenextepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.6K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos de Carbono-San JosÚ del Rinc¾n-Mariposa Monarca-Ejido Rosa de Palo Amarillo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.5K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en la Comunidad IndÝgena de Jauja

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.4K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido La Libertad

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.3K

issued tCO₂e

San Pedro Huixotitla - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.3K

issued tCO₂e

EJIDO CRUZ COLORADA

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.1K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Mexico

How many carbon credit projects are in Mexico?

564, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Mexico signed Article 6 agreements?

1 bilateral agreement, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Mexico?

CAR-FOREST-MX (484), ACR-FOAM (9), ACM0002 (6).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026