Carbon credit projects in Sierra Leone
Registry records list 33 carbon credit projects in Sierra Leone, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 4,703,121 tonnes and retired 2,893,571.
Key figures
Projects
33
Registries
2
Credits issued
4,703,121 t
Credits retired
2,893,571 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 21
- Verra 12
By category
- Not specified 16
- Energy Efficiency 11
- Forest 5
- Agriculture 1
Sierra Leone and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Not published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 1
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 0
- 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
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Very low
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.
Gola REDD project
Verra · Sierra Leone · Forest
2.7M
issued tCO₂e
DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Sierra Leone
Verra · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
1.3M
issued tCO₂e
Reforestation of Degraded Lands in Sierra Leone
Verra · Sierra Leone · Forest
482.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 204 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
25.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 203 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
24.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 205 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
24.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 207 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
23.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 210 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
23.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 212 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
22.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 211 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
22.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 206 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
22.6K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 208 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
22.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 209 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
21.3K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 231 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
9.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 232 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
8.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 233 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone
6.5K
issued tCO₂e
Community-Based Mangrove Conservation and Restoration in Sierra Leone
Verra · Sierra Leone
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 234 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 235 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 236 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 237 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 238 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 239 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 240 Sierra Leone Safe Water
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 6 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Bombali Borehole Project Sierra Leone
Gold Standard · Sierra Leone · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Questions about Sierra Leone
How many carbon credit projects are in Sierra Leone?
33, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Sierra Leone signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Sierra Leone, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Sierra Leone?
GS-TPDDTEC (8), VM0047 (3), VM0033 (3).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026