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.

GS1247 VPA 8 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Ruhuha (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

53.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 9 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Mareba (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

52.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 11 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

51.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 10 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Nyarugenge (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

51.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 38 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Bugesera Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

51.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 15 Improved Kitchen Regimes NYAMATA (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

50.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 12 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Shyara (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

50.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 7 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kamabuye (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

50.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 14 Improved Kitchen Regimes NTARAMA (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

49.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 13 Improved Kitchen Regimes MUSENYI (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

49.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 17 Improved Kitchen Regimes Bugesera Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

49.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 39 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Bugesera Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

48.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 16 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Mwogo (Bugesera) Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

48.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 18 Improved Kitchen Regimes Bugesera Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

48.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 19 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

46.7K

issued tCO₂e

ASYV 8.5MW Solar PV Project (CPA-001)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Renewable Energy

45.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 41 Gatsibo District Boreholes (GS4202)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

45.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 20 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

44.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 42 Gatsibo District Boreholes (GS4203)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

44.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 60 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12617)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

44.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 21 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

44.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA4 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze I

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

44.0K

issued tCO₂e

Deactivated Projects

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

43.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 22 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

43.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA35 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project III

Gold Standard · Rwanda

43.1K

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).

Registry data as of June 1, 2026