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, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena La Trinidad

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

24.1K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el Ejido El CapulÝn

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

23.9K

issued tCO₂e

CAPTURA DE CARBONO EN LOS BOSQUES DEL EJIDO SAN PABLO, MUNICIPIO DE PUEBLO NUEVO, ESTADO DE DURANGO, MEXICO

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

23.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de carbono Ejido Los Gavilanes, San Dimas, Durango

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

23.7K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Capulßlpam

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

23.4K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos Comunitarios CO2-El Naranjal

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

23.2K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido Turirßn

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

22.5K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Zacualtipßn

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

22.4K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Forestal Ejido El Maguey

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

22.4K

issued tCO₂e

Tecamac EcoMethane Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Verra · Mexico · Ghg Management

21.0K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Forestal Ejido San Antonio de los Macedo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

20.7K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido Tlalmanalco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

19.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Comunidad Santiago Laxopa

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

19.3K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Comunidad Santa MarÝa Yalina

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

18.0K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido San Felipe Cieneguilla

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

18.0K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Jaltianguis

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

17.7K

issued tCO₂e

XICO2e Carbono Forestal Ejido San Jose de Miravalles, Municipio de San Dimas, Estado de Durango, Mexico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

17.6K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el Ejido San Jer¾nimo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

17.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos Comunitarios CO2_Ejido Kankabchen

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

17.1K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en la Comunidad IndÝgena Barrio de San Francisco

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

16.9K

issued tCO₂e

PRODUCTORA SILV═COLA MARTE S.P.R. DE R.L.

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

16.1K

issued tCO₂e

EJIDO LLANO GRANDE

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Ejido San JosÚ Cieneguilla

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.8K

issued tCO₂e

CAPTURA DE CARBONO EN LOS BOSQUES DEL EJIDO EL LARGO Y ANEXOS, MUNICIPIO DE MADERA, ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.5K

issued tCO₂e

P. P. El Pel¾n

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.5K

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