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 108 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

23.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS 12239 VPA-1 Amazi Meza Rwanda Water Supply Project For Schools

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

23.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA5 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Burera II

Gold Standard · Rwanda

23.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 158 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kayonza District Borehole Project Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

23.4K

issued tCO₂e

Rwandan Improved Cookstove Project

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

21.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA48 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project II

Gold Standard · Rwanda

21.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA49 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project III

Gold Standard · Rwanda

20.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA50 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project I

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

19.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA76 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project IV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

18.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS12239 GS12240 RVPA-1 Amazi Meza Rwanda Water Supply Project For Schools

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

17.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA77 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

17.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1265 - Rwanda Biomass Conservation - VPA (1) - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

17.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA51 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project II

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

16.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA78 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

15.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA52 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project III

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

14.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA80 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project VIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

13.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA79 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project VII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

13.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS11506 VPA1: Advanced Biomass Cooking Solutions by Biomassters in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

13.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA81 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project IX

Gold Standard · Rwanda

11.5K

issued tCO₂e

Rwanda Kamonyi District Clean Water Project I

Gold Standard · Rwanda

11.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA59 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project IV

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

11.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA82 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project X

Gold Standard · Rwanda

11.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS2398 - GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Rwanda Biomass Conservation (3)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

9.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA60 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

9.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA83 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

9.1K

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026