Carbon credit projects in Nigeria
Registry records list 129 carbon credit projects in Nigeria, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 13,540,409 tonnes and retired 6,172,553.
Key figures
Projects
129
Registries
2
Credits issued
13,540,409 t
Credits retired
6,172,553 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 116
- Verra 13
By category
- Not specified 99
- Energy Efficiency 18
- Renewable Energy 6
- Forest 4
- Agriculture 2
Nigeria and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- 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
- 4
- 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
- AMS-II-G 8 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 4 projects
- AMS-I-F 2 projects
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 2 projects
- AMS-I-A 2 projects
- AMS-I-F, VM0038 1 project
- VMR0014 1 project
- VM0042 1 project
- VM0047 1 project
- VM0033, VM0042 1 project
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.
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 79
Gold Standard · Nigeria
35.4K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 81
Gold Standard · Nigeria
31.3K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 85
Gold Standard · Nigeria
28.9K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 82
Gold Standard · Nigeria
28.7K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 89
Gold Standard · Nigeria
28.3K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 88
Gold Standard · Nigeria
28.2K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 83
Gold Standard · Nigeria
27.9K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 84
Gold Standard · Nigeria
27.7K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 86
Gold Standard · Nigeria
27.6K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 87
Gold Standard · Nigeria
26.8K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 90
Gold Standard · Nigeria
25.9K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 91
Gold Standard · Nigeria
25.7K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 92
Gold Standard · Nigeria
23.3K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 93
Gold Standard · Nigeria
20.5K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 95
Gold Standard · Nigeria
19.2K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 94
Gold Standard · Nigeria
18.7K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 97
Gold Standard · Nigeria
18.6K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 96
Gold Standard · Nigeria
18.4K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 98
Gold Standard · Nigeria
17.1K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 99
Gold Standard · Nigeria
15.3K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 100
Gold Standard · Nigeria
15.2K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 101
Gold Standard · Nigeria
14.8K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water Programme - Nigeria - VPA 102
Gold Standard · Nigeria
10.5K
issued tCO₂e
Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 5
Gold Standard · Nigeria · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CPA # 6 Improved Cooking Stoves for Nigeria
Gold Standard · Nigeria · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Questions about Nigeria
How many carbon credit projects are in Nigeria?
129, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Nigeria signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Nigeria, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Nigeria?
AMS-II-G (8), GS-TPDDTEC (4), AMS-I-F (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026