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.
TabasCO2 Afforestation Project
Verra · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Tepeapulco-ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Texcaltitla-ASRTulancingo 2F
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Tlawan kiwi nak chuchit Blue Carbon Mangrove Conservation Project, Conserving Coastal Ecosystems in Veracruz to Support Life
Verra · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
U' Balam'moo A'kalché ó Blue Carbon Mangrove Conservation Project, Conserving Coastal Ecosystems in Campeche to Support Life
Verra · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
Uh lu'umil Zazil-ha Blue Carbon Mangrove Conservation Project, Conserving Coastal Ecosystems in Quintana Roo to Support Life
Verra · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-5
Gold Standard · Mexico · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Veracruz Mangrove For Life Project
Verra · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
Veracruz Mangroves for Life
Verra · Mexico
Not yet issued
XICO2e Carbono Forestal Conjunto Predial Compa±Ýa SilvÝcola Chapultepec, S. de R. L. de C. V., Municipio de San Dimas, Estado de Durango, MÚxico
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido Laguna Kana, Municipio de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido Yoactun, Municipio de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest
Not yet issued
XiCO2e: Mexican Peninsula Forest Project
Verra · Mexico · Forest
No issuance recorded
Yucatan REDD+ Program
ART TREES · 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