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.

Restauraci¾n Forestal NCPA Yalcoba Nuevo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

57.1K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Comunidad San Pablo Coatlßn

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

56.8K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal Laguna Guerrero

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

53.1K

issued tCO₂e

ProCarbono: Ejido Ca±ada de San Miguel el Negro y Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

50.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono en San Juan Lachao, Oaxaca

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

50.0K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido San Ignacio de Arareco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

49.7K

issued tCO₂e

CAPTURA DE CARBONO EN LOS BOSQUES DEL EJIDO LA CUEVA Y ANEXOS, MUNICIPIO DE PUEBLO NUEVO, ESTADO DE DURANGO, MEXICO

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

49.5K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en la Comunidad Yesqueros

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

49.5K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Comunidad Santa Catarina Cuixtla

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

49.2K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena XiacuÝ

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

48.7K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido El Tule y Portugal

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

47.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bienes Comunales deTeococuilco de Marcos PÚrez

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

47.1K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal San Miguel Achiutla

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

46.8K

issued tCO₂e

San Jer¾nimo ZacapexCO2 - Bienes Comunales

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

46.3K

issued tCO₂e

Conservaci¾n y Captura de Carbono Co2ltzingo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

44.6K

issued tCO₂e

ProCarbono: Ejido Las Hacienditas y Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

44.5K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto forestal de carbono del Ejido Xbonil

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

43.9K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2024006

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Mexico · Ghg Management

43.3K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Maninaltepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

43.0K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal San Miguel Cuevas

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

41.7K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido Villa Madero

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

41.5K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2025006

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Mexico · Ghg Management

39.0K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido 18 de Marzo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

38.4K

issued tCO₂e

Biorodal: Carbono Forestal Otilio Monta±o

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

38.4K

issued tCO₂e

EJIDO OSOS BRAVOS Y ANEXOS

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

37.2K

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