Carbon credit projects in Peru

Registry records list 76 carbon credit projects in Peru, most of them forest. Together they have issued 98,383,258 tonnes and retired 56,897,308.

Key figures

Projects

76

Registries

4

Credits issued

98,383,258 t

Credits retired

56,897,308 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 47
  • Energy Efficiency 10
  • Renewable Energy 9
  • Not specified 6
  • Fuel Switching 4

Peru and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
1
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
15
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.

Cordillera Azul National Park REDD Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

36.6M

issued tCO₂e

REDD project in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

19.1M

issued tCO₂e

Madre de Dios Amazon REDD+ Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

10.7M

issued tCO₂e

Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative

Verra · Peru · Forest

7.6M

issued tCO₂e

TAHUAMANU AMAZON REDD PROJECT

Verra · Peru · Forest

5.1M

issued tCO₂e

Reduction of deforestation and degradation in Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park within the area of Madre de Dios region -Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

4.9M

issued tCO₂e

The Jaguar Amazon REDD+ Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

3.2M

issued tCO₂e

Forest Management to reduce deforestation and degradation in Shipibo Conibo and Cacataibo Indigenous communities of Ucayali region

Verra · Peru · Forest

2.6M

issued tCO₂e

GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA2

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Evio Kuiñaji Ese´Eja Cuana, To Mitigate Climate Change, Madre de Dios - Perú

Verra · Peru · Forest

999.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA1

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

928.9K

issued tCO₂e

Santa Teresa Hydropower Plant

Verra · Peru · Renewable Energy

666.4K

issued tCO₂e

Green Gold Loreto 1

Verra · Peru · Forest

654.2K

issued tCO₂e

Management of Community Forests for the Reduction of Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon

Verra · Peru · Forest

608.7K

issued tCO₂e

BIOCORREDOR MARTIN SAGRADO REDD+ PROJECT

Verra · Peru · Forest

576.3K

issued tCO₂e

Las Pizarras Project

Verra · Peru · Renewable Energy

544.8K

issued tCO₂e

PARAMONGA BAGASSE BOILER PROJECT

Verra · Peru · Fuel Switching

370.4K

issued tCO₂e

REDD+ PROJECT IN THE ALTO HUAYABAMBA CONSERVATION CONCESSION (CCAH)

Verra · Peru · Forest

316.5K

issued tCO₂e

Jubilación Segura : Agroforestry And Reforestation With Smallscale Farmers in Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

312.5K

issued tCO₂e

Alto Huayabamba: Carbon Dioxide sequestration through reforestation with small-scale farmers in Peru, San Martin Region

Verra · Peru · Forest

286.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA5

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

203.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru – VPA3

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

155.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru – VPA4

Gold Standard · Peru · Fuel Switching

124.8K

issued tCO₂e

Yacumama Forest Carbon Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

87.1K

issued tCO₂e

FUEL SWITCHING AT ATOCONGO CEMENT PLANT AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINE EXTENSION, CEMENTOS LIMA, PERU

Verra · Peru · Fuel Switching

55.2K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Peru

How many carbon credit projects are in Peru?

76, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Peru signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Peru?

VM0007 (9), VM0015 (9), VM0048 (6).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026