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.

GS5047 VPA28 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project VIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

35.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 109 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

35.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA27 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project VII

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

35.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA31 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project XI

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

35.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA30 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project X

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

34.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 63 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

34.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 61 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

34.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 62 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

34.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA29 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project IX

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

34.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 110 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

33.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA8 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze II

Gold Standard · Rwanda

33.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA26 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyagatare Safe Water Project VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

33.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA39 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project VII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

31.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA38 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

31.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 151 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

29.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 155 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

29.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA33 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project I

Gold Standard · Rwanda

29.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 153 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

28.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 154 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

28.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA6 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Nyabihu II

Gold Standard · Rwanda

27.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 152 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Gatsibo District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

26.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 157 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

25.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA37 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Nyungwe Rainforest Cookstove Project V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

24.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA7 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze

Gold Standard · Rwanda

24.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA47 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project I

Gold Standard · Rwanda

24.2K

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