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.
Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Sierra Sur PP Cuevecillas y Culebras
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Sierra Sur PP La Joyanca
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Sierra Sur PP Molinillos
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Carbono Ejido San Esteban y Anexos
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Carbono Ejido Santa LucÝa y sus Anexos
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Carbono La Mariana
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto Forestal de Carbono Los Cerritos
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Proyecto de carbono Forestal Ejido San Andres
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Quintana Roo
ART TREES · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
RanchoAgrosivicultores-ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
RanchoCubilete- ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Reforesting the Land of the Jaguar
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
Reserva de CO2 Comunitaria, Predio Municipal Zona I San Pedro Yolox, Oaxaca
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Reserva de CO2 Comunitaria, Zoquiapan Boca de Los Rios, Oaxaca
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Restauraci¾n Forestal Nuevo Xcan
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
San Cornelio - ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
San Pedrito - ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Santo Tomas-ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Sistema.bio Mexican Carbon Program: Biodigesters in Mexico 2024-25
Gold Standard · Mexico · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Sistema.bio Mexican Carbon Program: Waste management clean energy and regenerative agriculture on family farms
Gold Standard · Mexico
No issuance recorded
SnJoseManantial4 - ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Sta. Maria Nativitas - ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Sustainable Climate-Friendly Coffee (CO2 Coffee)
Verra · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
Sustainable Composting Programme in Mexico
Cercarbono · Mexico · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Sustainable coffee landscapes in indigenous rural communities of Oaxaca, Mexico
Verra · 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