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.
CPA 3 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda - Inyenyeri
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Deactivated Projects
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
Deactivated Projects
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
DelAgua Public Health Program in East Africa
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
East Africa Soil and Biodiversity improvement project
Verra · Rwanda · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Fair Climate Programme for Advanced Biomass Cooking Solutions (PoA)
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS 1324: Paradigm Sub Saharan Africa Programme of Activities - Rwanda 01 (TPP-Â‐CPA-Â‐01-Â‐RWN)
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1023 Improved Cook Stoves programme for Rwanda
Gold Standard · Rwanda
No issuance recorded
GS11598- VPA-1 Emission Reductions due to distributed energy solutions by Bboxx - Rwanda Solar Home Systems
Gold Standard · Rwanda
No issuance recorded
GS11598- VPA-2 Emission Reductions due to distributed energy solutions by Bboxx - Rwanda efficient stoves
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11639 RVPA-1 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Rwanda-VPA 6
Gold Standard · Rwanda
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11639 RVPA-2 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Rwanda- VPA 7
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11639 RVPA-3 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Rwanda- VPA 8
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS12087 VPA-2 SCIF Schools Drinking Water Project in Rwanda
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
GS12239-GS12240- RVPA-2 Amazi Meza Rwanda Water Supply Project For Schools
Gold Standard · Rwanda
No issuance recorded
GS13116 VPA-1 Ecolinks Clean Cooking Project in Rwanda
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS13116 VPA-2 Ecolinks Safe Water Project in Rwanda
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS13147 HomeBiogas project in Rwanda-VPA1
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
GS1488 CPA001 Rubavu District in the Western Province of the Republic of Rwanda
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS23301 VPA-1 Rwanda Clean Cookstoves project
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
GS23301 VPA-2 Rwanda Safe Water Filter project by SPOUTS
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
GS23532-Water for the Planet Initiative - VPA - 001
Gold Standard · Rwanda
Not yet issued
GS2450 GS1265 African Biomass Energy Conservation PoA Rwanda Biomass Conservation (5)
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS4424 VPA6 African Cookstoves and Water Programme
Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS5047 VPA10 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze IV
Gold Standard · Rwanda
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026