Carbon credit projects in Nicaragua
Registry records list 23 carbon credit projects in Nicaragua, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 2,750,791 tonnes and retired 1,176,754.
Key figures
Projects
23
Registries
4
Credits issued
2,750,791 t
Credits retired
1,176,754 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
By category
- Renewable Energy 9
- Not specified 6
- Forest 5
- Energy Efficiency 2
- Ghg Management 1
Nicaragua and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Not published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 0
- 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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 4 projects
- AR-ACM0003 3 projects
- AR-ACM0001 1 project
- ACM0002, ACM0006 1 project
- AMS-I-A 1 project
- AMS-III-H 1 project
- AMS-I-D 1 project
- GS-TPDDTEC 1 project
- AMS-I-F 1 project
- GS-REFOREST 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Low
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.
Amayo 40 MW Wind Power Project - Nicaragua
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Amayo Phase II Wind Power Project
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
653.4K
issued tCO₂e
Monte Rosa Bagasse Cogeneration - CER Conversion
Verra · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
294.3K
issued tCO₂e
EcoPlanet Bamboo Central America - Reforestation Project
Verra · Nicaragua · Forest
263.4K
issued tCO₂e
Reforestation Program in the Southeastern Region of Nicaragua on degraded pastureland
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
81.6K
issued tCO₂e
Amayo Phase II Wind Power Project
Verra · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
77.5K
issued tCO₂e
Integrated Project for Reforestation and Agroforestry on Degraded lands in Nicaragua
Verra · Nicaragua · Forest
63.8K
issued tCO₂e
EOLO Wind Power Project
Verra · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
30.0K
issued tCO₂e
Reforestation grouped project Norteak Nicaragua
Verra · Nicaragua · Forest
29.4K
issued tCO₂e
Amayo 40 MW Wind Power Project-Nicaragua - Pre CDM VERs
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
11.4K
issued tCO₂e
Sustainable Forest Plantations Leon
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Forest
8.2K
issued tCO₂e
Tecnosol Solar Electrification
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
3.9K
issued tCO₂e
Biogas Programme Nicaragua - Programa de Biogás Nicaragua (PBN)
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Energy from Coffee Wastewater at Beneficio El Carmen CISA
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
GS 1119 CPA 1 Biogas Programme Nicaragua (PBN: Programa de Biogas de Nicaragua)
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
No issuance recorded
Jaguar Solar Farm
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
No issuance recorded
Nicaragua Sun Power
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
Not yet issued
Proyecto INDUCARIBE S.A
Cercarbono · Nicaragua · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Proyecto Mirador Enhanced Distribution of Improved Cookstoves in Latin America - Third VPA for Distribution of Dos por Tres Cookstoves in Nicaragua
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
San Jacinto Geothermal project Unit 5
Cercarbono · Nicaragua · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Sustainable cocoa plantation system (agroforestry) in East Nicaragua
Gold Standard · Nicaragua
No issuance recorded
The Native Ecosystem Restoration in Nicaragua Project
Verra · Nicaragua · Forest
Not yet issued
UpEnergy Open Access Improved Cookstoves Program in Latin America- Nicaragua
Gold Standard · Nicaragua · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Questions about Nicaragua
How many carbon credit projects are in Nicaragua?
23, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Nicaragua signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Nicaragua, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Nicaragua?
ACM0002 (4), AR-ACM0003 (3), AR-ACM0001 (1).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026