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
- Verra 102
- Gold Standard 68
- American Carbon Registry (ACR) 1
- Cercarbono 1
- Isometric 1
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
Most used methodologies
- AMS-I-F 28 projects
- GS-ALT-COAL 13 projects
- ACM0002 11 projects
- ACM0001 7 projects
- AR-ACM0003 7 projects
- VM0042 6 projects
- AMS-II-C 5 projects
- VM0032 4 projects
- AMS-II-J, AMS-II-J 4 projects
- ACM0022 3 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.
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-1 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-10 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-11 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-12 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-13 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-14 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-15 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-16 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-2 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-3 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-4 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-5 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-6 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-7 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-8 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS11949 GS11996 RVPA-9 Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
GS23355 VPA01 Oyu - Ubuntu Borehole Revival
Gold Standard · South Africa
Not yet issued
GS23399 VPA-1 Renewable Biomass Briquette Production for Clean Energy
Gold Standard · South Africa
Not yet issued
GS7591 VPA 65 Innovation: Africa Solar Water Pumping Projects - South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Gauteng Free State Mpumalanga Limpopo & Northern Cape CFL Replacement Project (1) in South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Green Briquettes for Fossil Fuel Displacement in South Africa
Gold Standard · South Africa
Not yet issued
Green Mpumalanga Project (GMP)
Verra · South Africa · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Hedmenn Strauss Solar PV Grouped Project
Verra · South Africa · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Historical Roll Out GS Large Scale VER Project
Gold Standard · South Africa
No issuance recorded
Hive Ecosystems project
Verra · South Africa · Forest
Not yet issued
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026