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 VPA11 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA12 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA13 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Musanze VII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA15 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Burera IV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA16 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Burera V

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA17 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Burera VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA20 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Virunga Mountain Gorilla Cookstove Project Rubavu III

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA53 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project I

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA54 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project II

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA55 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project III

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA56 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project IV

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA57 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project V

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA58 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Busaga Natural Mountain Forest Cookstove Project VI

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA65 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project X

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA66 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA67 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA68 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA69 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XIV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA70 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XV

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA71 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XVI

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA72 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XVII

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA73 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XVIII

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA74 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XIX

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA75 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Ibanda - Makera Forest Cook Stove Project XX

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS5047 VPA92 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XIX

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

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