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.

Reforestation Sierra Piura

Gold Standard · Peru

47.9K

issued tCO₂e

Metro Line 1 Lima, Peru

Verra · Peru · Energy Efficiency

44.2K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation of pastures in Campo Verde with native species, Pucallpa, Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

42.6K

issued tCO₂e

Solar Cookstoves Project in Peru

Gold Standard · Peru

26.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shade Coffee & Cacao Reforestation Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

3.4K

issued tCO₂e

Amazon Forest Landscape Restoration - Outgrowers Component

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Amazon Guardians REDD+ Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Conservation and restoration of the tropical dry forest of the north coast of Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

El Carmen Hydroelectric Project

Cercarbono · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Electric Frontier Expansion Program Phase III - PAFE III

Verra · Peru · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Electric Mobility Program Peru VCS

Verra · Peru · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

Energy Efficiency at Artisanal Brick Producers PoA

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Experimental regeneration of diverse forests on abandoned pastures in Panguana, Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Forest Management to mitigate climate change in the native community of Bélgica, Madre de Dios Region - Peru

Verra · Peru · Forest

No issuance recorded

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

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS10646 Run of River Hydro Power Plants in Peru - Small Hydro Power Plant Project - PCH Alcaparrosa (H3)

Gold Standard · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS10646 Run of River Hydro Power Plants in Peru - Small Hydro Power Plant Project - PCH Casca (H2)

Gold Standard · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS10646 Run of River Hydro Power Plants in Peru - Small Hydro Power Plant Project - PCH Marca (H1)

Gold Standard · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS10646 Run of River Hydro Power Plants in Peru - Small Hydro Power Plant Project - PCH Miraflores (J1)

Gold Standard · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS12521 - VPA-1 Requena Hybrid Microgrid Plant

Gold Standard · Peru

No issuance recorded

GS12521 - VPA-2 Tamshiyacu Hybrid Microgrid Plant

Gold Standard · Peru

No issuance recorded

GS1384 Energy Efficiency at Artisanal Brick Producers VPA1

Gold Standard · Peru · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Gran Pajonal REDD+ and Agroforestry Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Green Gold Loreto 2

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

High Capacity Segregated Corridor (COSAC I)

Verra · Peru · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

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).

Registry data as of June 1, 2026