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 Santiago Nacaltepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

37.1K

issued tCO₂e

San Jer¾nimo ZacapexCO2 - Ejido

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

36.6K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal San Silverio

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

36.5K

issued tCO₂e

Reforesting the Land of the Jaguar

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

36.2K

issued tCO₂e

Eurus Wind Farm - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Renewable Energy

35.2K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono en los Bosques del Ejido El Regocijo, Municipio de Durango, Estado de Durango, MÚxico.

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

34.6K

issued tCO₂e

Pueblos Mancomunados de Oaxaca

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

32.4K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono del Ejido 20 de Noviembre

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

32.1K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos Comunitarios CO2-Candelaria II

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

31.9K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido La Selva

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

30.7K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal MFM Tejotepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

29.8K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Abejones

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

29.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en la Comunidad La Soledad

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

29.1K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono en los Bosques del Ejido El Encinal, Municipio de Durango, Estado de Durango, MÚxico.

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

28.3K

issued tCO₂e

Aura Solar I Solar Project in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Verra · Mexico · Renewable Energy

28.3K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Forestal Comunidad San MartÝn Buenavista

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

28.2K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Atopixco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

27.4K

issued tCO₂e

AWMS GHG Mitigation Project MX05-B-03, Sonora, Mexico - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Ghg Management

27.3K

issued tCO₂e

XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido las Pintas, San Dimas, Durango, MÚxico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

27.3K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido Talayotes

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

27.1K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal Yalchen

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

27.0K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos Comunitarios CO2-San Antonio Tuk

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

26.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido Coatepec Harinas

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

25.7K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido Cebadilla de Dolores

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

25.6K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono en San Rafael Ixtapalucan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

24.9K

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