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
- Gold Standard 207
- Verra 18
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
Most used methodologies
- GS-TPDDTEC 79 projects
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 11 projects
- AMS-II-G 10 projects
- OTHER 9 projects
- VMR0006 6 projects
- GS-METERED-COOKSTOVES 4 projects
- NOT PROVIDED 4 projects
- VM0050 3 projects
- AR-ACM0003 2 projects
- VMR0006; VM0050 2 projects
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