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.

Bonos Comunitarios CO2_Ejido X-yatil

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.5K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono Forestal en el Ejido San Isidro Alta Huerta

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.4K

issued tCO₂e

Bonos Comunitarios:Ejido Lazaro Cardenas

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

15.2K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono San Bartolo O2

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono en los Bosques de Coniferas y Latifoliadas del Ejido Mil Diez y Anexos, Municipio de Pueblo Nuevo, Estado de Durango, Mexico

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el ejido San Francisco Oxtotilpan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.5K

issued tCO₂e

AWMS GHG Mitigation Project MX05-B-05, Jalisco, Mexico - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Ghg Management

14.4K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido Bocoyna

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.3K

issued tCO₂e

Ejido San MartÝn Cuautlalpan

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.3K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal en Bienes Comunales de Santiago Tlacotepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.1K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de Carbono en los Bosques de ConÝferas y Latifoliadas del Ejido el Alamito, Municipio de Santiago Papasquiaro, Estado de Durango

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

14.0K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Lachixio

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

13.7K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad IndÝgena Metaltepec

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

13.5K

issued tCO₂e

AWMS GHG Mitigation Project, MX06-B-18, Sinaloa, Mexico - CER Conversion

Verra · Mexico · Ghg Management

13.4K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto Forestal de Captura de Carbono Comunidad San Francisco La Reforma

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

13.1K

issued tCO₂e

Carbono Forestal Ejido Rinc¾n de Mirandilla

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

13.1K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido Pichachi y sus Anexos

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

13.0K

issued tCO₂e

ProCarbono: Ejido Laguna de la Chaparra

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

12.9K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal N.C.P.A. Javier Rojo G¾mez

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

12.6K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en la comunidad de Santa MarÝa y sus Barrios

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

12.6K

issued tCO₂e

Restauraci¾n Forestal Santa Maria del Rosario

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

12.4K

issued tCO₂e

Comunidad ChavarrÝa Nuevo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

12.2K

issued tCO₂e

Proyecto de Captura de Carbono Forestal Ejido Magullachi

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

11.8K

issued tCO₂e

ProCarbono: Ejido Silvestre Revueltas

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

11.8K

issued tCO₂e

Captura de carbono forestal en el Ejido Rinc¾n de Guadalupe

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · Mexico · Forest

11.6K

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