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 VPA93 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Gishwati - Mukura Forest Conservation Project XX

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS7591 VPA 40 Rwanda Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS7591 VPA 41 Rwanda Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Gigawatt Global Programme of Activities

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

HomeBiogas project in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

INUMA Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

INUMA Safe Water Project -VPA-001

Gold Standard · Rwanda

No issuance recorded

IRIBA Water Access Program in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Improved cookstove distribution in Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Jibu Rwanda Carbon Credit Program

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

MuLaKiLa

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Musanze Improved Cook Stove Project

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Nyungwe Agroforestry for Communities and Conservation

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Paradigm Sub Saharan Africa Cook Stove Programme

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

PoA EcoLinks Clean Cooking and Safe Water Programme in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Rwanda Riparian Restoration Project

Verra · Rwanda · Forest

No issuance recorded

Rwanda Safe Drinking Water Program

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Rwanda Safe Drinking Water Program VPA01

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

SPOUTS Distributed Technology Devices Program in Rwanda

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Sustainable Fuelwood and Microgasification Cooking Solutions for rural and urban Households

Gold Standard · Rwanda

Not yet issued

Sustainable Fuelwood and Microgasification Cooking Solutions for rural and urban Households CPA1

Gold Standard · Rwanda · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Tubeho Neza Clean Cooking Programme - Rwanda

Verra · Rwanda · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Tubura Forest Landscape Restoration Program

Verra · Rwanda · Forest

Not yet issued

Water for the Planet Initiative

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026