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.

Carbono Forestal Redondeados

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

463.5K

issued tCO₂e

Oaxaca II Wind Energy Project

Verra · Mexico · Renewable Energy

428.9K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Tutuaca

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

397.1K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Forestal La Catedral

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

391.0K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido KM 120

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

365.4K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal Santa Elena

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

360.4K

issued tCO₂e

Ciudad Juarez Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Ghg Management

319.2K

issued tCO₂e

XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido Noh Bec, Municipio de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

315.4K

issued tCO₂e

Comunidad El Tarahumar y BajÝos del Tarahumar

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

314.2K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Salto de Camellones

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

311.5K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Carbono Comunidad San Bernardino de Milpillas Chico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

302.7K

issued tCO₂e

XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido Vencedores y Anexos, San Dimas, Durango, MÚxico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

263.9K

issued tCO₂e

NCPE Centauro del Norte

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

252.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1377 Utsil Naj - Casa saludable para todos VPA4

Gold Standard · Mexico · Energy Efficiency

251.1K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono en los Bosques de la Comunidad IndÝgena Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, MÚxico.

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

248.9K

issued tCO₂e

ProCarbono: Ejido Los Altares

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

247.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido forestal Los Bancos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

205.1K

issued tCO₂e

EJIDO LAS MILPAS Y ANEXOS

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

203.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Valle de Topia

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

169.6K

issued tCO₂e

CAPTURA DE CARBONO EN LOS BOSQUES DEL EJIDO EL BRILLANTE, MUNICIPIO DE PUEBLO NUEVO, ESTADO DE DURANGO, MEXICO

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

165.0K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Conoachi y Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

159.1K

issued tCO₂e

Condue±azgo Memelichi

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

152.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Carbono Ejido Madera

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

149.6K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Heredia y Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

148.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Basaseachi

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

146.2K

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