Carbon credit projects in Rwanda

Registry records list 225 carbon credit projects in Rwanda, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 21,399,217 tonnes and retired 7,917,033.

Key figures

Projects

225

Registries

2

Credits issued

21,399,217 t

Credits retired

7,917,033 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 113
  • Not specified 101
  • Renewable Energy 5
  • Forest 3
  • Ghg Management 2
  • Agriculture 1

Rwanda and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
3
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
2
Article 6.2 activities
14
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
2
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
Medium

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.

DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda

8.6M

issued tCO₂e

DelAgua Improved Cookstove Grouped Project

Verra · Rwanda

2.7M

issued tCO₂e

DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

2.4M

issued tCO₂e

DelAgua Public Health Program in Eastern Africa - CER Conversion

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

650.0K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Africa Improved Stove Program

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

441.2K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

358.8K

issued tCO₂e

CPA 4 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

301.3K

issued tCO₂e

Improved cookstove grouped project in Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

298.8K

issued tCO₂e

CPA 5 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

215.3K

issued tCO₂e

Water for Climate Rwanda Project

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

210.2K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda CPA 0009

Gold Standard · Rwanda

183.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS2397 - GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Rwanda Biomass Conservation (2)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

174.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS10959 VPA05 Safe Water Project in Rwanda V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

150.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 46 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS11205)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

149.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS 10959 VPA01 Safe Water Project in Rwanda I

Gold Standard · Rwanda

148.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS10959 VPA03 Safe Water Project in Rwanda III

Gold Standard · Rwanda

147.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS10959 VPA02 Safe Water Project in Rwanda II

Gold Standard · Rwanda

145.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS10959 VPA04 Safe Water Project in Rwanda IV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

141.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS10959 VPA06 Safe Water Project in Rwanda VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

136.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 53 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12227)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

105.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 54 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12228)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

83.8K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda CPA 0008

Gold Standard · Rwanda

82.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 59 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12616)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

62.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 1 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Bugesera Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

59.9K

issued tCO₂e

Giciye III Hydropower Project in Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Renewable Energy

56.8K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Rwanda

How many carbon credit projects are in Rwanda?

225, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Rwanda signed Article 6 agreements?

3 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Rwanda?

GS-TPDDTEC (79), GS-DRINKING-WATER (11), AMS-II-G (10).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026