Carbon credit projects in South Africa

Registry records list 173 carbon credit projects in South Africa, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 23,805,341 tonnes and retired 19,258,187.

Key figures

Projects

173

Registries

5

Credits issued

23,805,341 t

Credits retired

19,258,187 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 42
  • Not specified 35
  • Energy Efficiency 33
  • Ghg Management 29
  • Forest 16
  • Agriculture 13
  • Fuel Switching 4
  • Biomass Cdr 1

South Africa and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
17
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.

Fuel Efficient Cooking in South Africa

Verra · South Africa · Energy Efficiency

11.4M

issued tCO₂e

Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility

Verra · South Africa · Renewable Energy

2.8M

issued tCO₂e

Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility

Verra · South Africa · Renewable Energy

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Joburg Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Recipe for Change Grouped Project

Verra · South Africa · Energy Efficiency

893.4K

issued tCO₂e

Soil carbon improvement Project through Grassland Management, in South Africa

Verra · South Africa · Agriculture

806.0K

issued tCO₂e

N2O ABATEMENT PROJECT AT AEL 11_. - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

637.4K

issued tCO₂e

Sasol Nitrous Oxide Abatement Project - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

551.3K

issued tCO₂e

EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Project

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

340.5K

issued tCO₂e

Reliance Composting Project in Cape Town

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

307.0K

issued tCO₂e

Grassland Restoration and Stewardship in South Africa (GRASS)

Verra · South Africa · Agriculture

266.3K

issued tCO₂e

Project for the catalytic reduction of N2O emissions with a secondary catalyst inside the ammonia reactor of the No. 9 nitric acid plant at African Explosives Ltd (“AEL”) - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

261.2K

issued tCO₂e

Saving the Planet, one stew at a time

Verra · South Africa · Energy Efficiency

219.0K

issued tCO₂e

Use of waste gas at Namakwa Sands in South Africa - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Energy Efficiency

217.6K

issued tCO₂e

Omnia N2O Abatement Project II - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa

186.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas South Africa 1

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

163.2K

issued tCO₂e

Orizon CarbonCrop Rewards Programme

Verra · South Africa · Agriculture

160.2K

issued tCO₂e

EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Project - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa

154.4K

issued tCO₂e

N2O ABATEMENT PROJECT AT AEL 11_

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

151.5K

issued tCO₂e

Interwaste Landfill gas Grouped Project

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

147.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ngodwana Biomass to Energy Project

Verra · South Africa · Fuel Switching

133.6K

issued tCO₂e

Omnia Nitrous Oxide (N20) Reduction Project - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

127.1K

issued tCO₂e

Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

124.9K

issued tCO₂e

Scatec RMI Hybrid Cluster

Verra · South Africa · Renewable Energy

76.2K

issued tCO₂e

Durban Landfill-gas-to-electricity project - Mariannhill and La Mercy Landfills - CER Conversion

Verra · South Africa · Ghg Management

66.2K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about South Africa

How many carbon credit projects are in South Africa?

173, as of 1 June 2026.

Has South Africa signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for South Africa, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in South Africa?

AMS-I-F (28), GS-ALT-COAL (13), ACM0002 (11).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026