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.

P. P. La Pinzi¾n

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

P.P. El Tecolote

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.2K

issued tCO₂e

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

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.1K

issued tCO₂e

Sangre de Cristo - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.1K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Lachivit¾

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido El Agua de Los Pescados y sus Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ixtula y Sembo - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

1.0K

issued tCO₂e

P.P. El ßguila

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

898

issued tCO₂e

Methane Recovery in G-06 Swine Farm

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Ghg Management

575

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido San Miguel Sultepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

558

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido Nuevo San Juan Atezcapan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

522

issued tCO₂e

P.P. Estancia Borrotes

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

389

issued tCO₂e

Culiacan Norther Landfill Ga Project - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Ghg Management

375

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido Capilla Vieja

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

352

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido La Candelaria

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

209

issued tCO₂e

Alfajayucan-ASRTulancingo 2F

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

Amigos de Calakmul Community Conservation Forestry Project

Verra · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

Amolucan - ASRTulancingo 2F

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

Arturo Gomez Canales - ASRTulancingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

Aztlan Blue Carbon Mangrove CONSERVATION project - Conserving the Marismas NACIONALES of Nayarit

Verra · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

BIOGAS TO ENERGY GROUPED PROJECT - MEXICO

Verra · Mexico · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

BONOS DE LA RUTA SIAN KA'AN

Verra · Mexico · Forest

No issuance recorded

BONOS DEL JAGUAR AZUL

Verra · Mexico

No issuance recorded

BONOS DEL JAGUAR AZUL

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

Not yet issued

BONOS LAGUNA SÍJIL NOH-HÁ

Verra · Mexico · Forest

No issuance recorded

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