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.

Bonos de Carbono-San JosÚ del Rinc¾n-Mariposa Monarca-Concepci¾n del Monte

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

5.0K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido Jes·s del Monte

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.5K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono OtomÝ La Florida

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.5K

issued tCO₂e

Comunidad El Platanar

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.4K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos de Carbono-San JosÚ del Rinc¾n-Mariposa Monarca-Ejido Los Lobos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.4K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido Babureachi

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.3K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Carbono Forestal, Ejido San Nicolßs Totolapan, CDMX

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.2K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Chontecomatlßn

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

4.1K

issued tCO₂e

Puentecillas y Anexos - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.6K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Coatitila

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.6K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido Palo Seco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.5K

issued tCO₂e

Los Romeros - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bienes Comunales Santa Isabel Chalma

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.4K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en la Comunidad de Rinc¾n de Guadalupe

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.4K

issued tCO₂e

San Lorenzo Sayula - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.2K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido San Miguel Tenextepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.2K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido Amanalco de Becerra

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.1K

issued tCO₂e

EJIDO OCOJALA

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.0K

issued tCO₂e

El Nopalillo - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

3.0K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido Otzumatlßn o RÝo de Parras

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.9K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido sierra de Agua

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.8K

issued tCO₂e

Predio Las Piedras

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido Jauja

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.7K

issued tCO₂e

Chacalapa - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.7K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en los Bienes Comunales de San Miguel Ixtapan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

2.6K

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