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
Most used methodologies
- CAR-FOREST-MX 484 projects
- ACR-FOAM 9 projects
- ACM0002 6 projects
- AR-ACM0003 5 projects
- VM0007 5 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 4 projects
- VM0033 3 projects
- VM0003 3 projects
- ACM0001 3 projects
- AM0016 3 projects
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.
Carbono Forestal Ejido Mascota
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido Monterde
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido Ocobiachi
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido Rocheachi
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido Rocoroyvo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido San Alonso
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Ejido Silvituc
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Forestal Santa MarÝa Las Nieves
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Tropical en Playa Grande, Jalisco
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono forestal Ejido Huevachi
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena San Gabriel
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Carlos A Madrazo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
Community Program for the Preservation and Restoration of Mangroves
Gold Standard · Mexico
Not yet issued
Comunidad Coronilla
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Comunidad Vilaguchi
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
CumbreLasPalomas-ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
DIMITRA CARBON: MEXICO CONSERVATION PROJECT
Verra · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Diverting Sargassum and Biodegradable Organic Matter from Landfills in Quintana Roo Mexico
Gold Standard · Mexico · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Diverting Sargassum from Landfills in Mexico
Gold Standard · Mexico
Not yet issued
EJIDO CAPULA
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
EJIDO FRANCISCO I. MADERO
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
EJIDO FRAY FRANCISCO (ANTES VILLA DE ACTOPAN)
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
EJIDO LAS PALMAS
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
EJIDO SAN ANTONIO TECOCOMULCO TRES CABEZAS
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
EJIDO SAN JOS╔ OCOTILLOS
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026