Carbon credit projects in Nepal

Registry records list 149 carbon credit projects in Nepal, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 6,743,351 tonnes and retired 2,217,313.

Key figures

Projects

149

Registries

4

Credits issued

6,743,351 t

Credits retired

2,217,313 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 84
  • Not specified 45
  • Renewable Energy 15
  • Fuel Switching 2
  • Forest 2
  • Ghg Management 1

Nepal and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
1
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
9
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
8

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
Medium
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.

*WWF Nepal Gold Standard Biogas Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) Project

Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

828.1K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 1: 20000 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal

556.5K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 2: 19927 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

517.4K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 4: 19970 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

515.7K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 3: 19959 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

505.8K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 5: 19842 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

361.5K

issued tCO₂e

WWF Biogas Nepal II

Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

350.0K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 7: 18392 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

325.4K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program - CPA 6: 18504 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

311.2K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Support Program - Nepal Activity-3

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

277.4K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Support Program - Nepal Activity-4

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

263.7K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program-CPA 8: 19445 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal

184.7K

issued tCO₂e

Promoting Clean Cooking Solutions for the Disadvantaged Households

Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

172.0K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Cooking Solutions for Rural Nepal

Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

118.0K

issued tCO₂e

Energy Efficient Cooking Solution for low emission development in Nepal-2

Verra · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

109.8K

issued tCO₂e

Improved cook stove market development in rural Nepal

Verra · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

101.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS12022-VPA-1-Safe drinking water for households institutions and communities

Gold Standard · Nepal

100.5K

issued tCO₂e

Nepal Biogas Support Program-CPA 9: 17304 digesters

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

92.7K

issued tCO₂e

Promoting Clean Cooking Solutions for the Disadvantaged Households in Nepal

Gold Standard · Nepal

89.9K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Support Program - Nepal (BSP-Nepal) Activity-1

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

67.3K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Support Program - Nepal (BSP-Nepal) Activity-2

Gold Standard · Nepal · Renewable Energy

57.6K

issued tCO₂e

Smokeless Cook Stoves for Rural Districts of Nepal

Gold Standard · Nepal

57.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS12023 GS12022-RVPA-01-Safe drinking water for households institutions and communities

Gold Standard · Nepal

55.8K

issued tCO₂e

Efficient Fuel Wood Cooking Stoves Project in Foothills and Plains of Central Region of Nepal

Gold Standard · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

39.7K

issued tCO₂e

ENERGY EFFICIENCY COOK STOVE IMPLEMENTATION IN NEPAL

Verra · Nepal · Energy Efficiency

37.6K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Nepal

How many carbon credit projects are in Nepal?

149, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Nepal signed Article 6 agreements?

1 bilateral agreement, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Nepal?

GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES (59), AMS-I-E (12), AMS-II-G (9).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026