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 VPA84 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

8.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS2449 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Rwanda Biomass Conservation (4)

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

8.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA61 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

7.9K

issued tCO₂e

RDIS Carbon Emission Reduction for Self-Sustainable Environmental Care

Gold Standard · Rwanda

7.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA62 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project VII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

6.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA85 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

6.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 61 Improved Cookstove Distribution in Kayonza Bugesera and Nyamasheke Districts of Rwanda (GS12618)

Gold Standard · Rwanda

5.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA86 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XIV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

5.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA87 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

4.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA63 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project VIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

4.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA89 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XVI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

4.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA90 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XVII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

2.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA64 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project IX

Gold Standard · Rwanda

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA91 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XVIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

420

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda CPA 0010

Gold Standard · Rwanda

378

issued tCO₂e

African Biomass Energy Conservation POA

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

African Cookstoves and Water Programme PoA

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme PoA

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

Agroforestry For Livelihoods

Verra · Rwanda · Forest

Not yet issued

Agroforestry For Livelihoods Project

Verra · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

Akagera National Park Improved Cookstoves

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Amazi Meza Rwanda Water Supply Project For Schools - PoA

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Better cooking for a better health In Rusizi district - Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 7

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Biolite Solar Lighting Project in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

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