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
- Verra 53
- Gold Standard 19
- ART TREES 2
- Cercarbono 2
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
Most used methodologies
- VM0007 9 projects
- VM0015 9 projects
- VM0048 6 projects
- AMS-I-D 6 projects
- VM0010 5 projects
- VM0006 4 projects
- GS-KITCHEN-COOKSTOVES 4 projects
- VM0047 3 projects
- AR-AMS0007 3 projects
- ACM0002 3 projects
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