Carbon credit projects in Tanzania

Registry records list 94 carbon credit projects in Tanzania, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 8,697,593 tonnes and retired 6,110,575.

Key figures

Projects

94

Registries

3

Credits issued

8,697,593 t

Credits retired

6,110,575 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Not specified 45
  • Energy Efficiency 24
  • Forest 14
  • Renewable Energy 3
  • Ghg Management 3
  • Agriculture 2
  • Biomass Cdr 2
  • Fuel Switching 1

Tanzania and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
3
Article 6.2 activities
2
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

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.

Ntakata Mountains REDD

Verra · Tanzania · Forest

3.9M

issued tCO₂e

Makame Savannah REDD

Verra · Tanzania · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Tanzania

Verra · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme - Tanzania-1

Verra · Tanzania

840.6K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation of degraded grasslands in Uchindile & Mapanda, Tanzania

Verra · Tanzania · Forest

754.0K

issued tCO₂e

Dissemination of fuel efficient biomass stoves and water purification systems in Tanzania

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

194.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS10789 GS 10790 VPA42: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Tanzania

Gold Standard · Tanzania

184.5K

issued tCO₂e

African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Tanzania - CAMARTEC - VPA002

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

142.1K

issued tCO₂e

Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Tanzania - Project 3

Verra · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

129.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS 12030 VPA 1 Safe Water Project in Kigoma and Dodoma (Tanzania)

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

72.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS10789 GS 10790 RVPA 47: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Tanzania

Gold Standard · Tanzania

65.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS2527 - Mobisol Solar Home Systems in Tanzania - VPA 1

Gold Standard · Tanzania

45.4K

issued tCO₂e

Village Climate Solutions

Verra · Tanzania · Forest

36.2K

issued tCO₂e

Zaidi Bomba Maji Arusha

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

25.8K

issued tCO₂e

Landfill gas recovery and electricity generation at “Mtoni Dumpsite”, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - CER Conversion

Verra · Tanzania · Ghg Management

25.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS4503 - Sustainable Safe Water Program-Tulip Filters in Tanzania VPA 1

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

21.5K

issued tCO₂e

Mabwepande Composting Facility for Market Waste

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Ghg Management

4.5K

issued tCO₂e

Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 9

Gold Standard · Tanzania

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

BLACK SOLDIER FLY COMMERCIAL FARMING PROJECT

Verra · Tanzania · Ghg Management

967

issued tCO₂e

Acorn - Kaderes Smallholder Agroforestry in Tanzania

Verra · Tanzania · Forest

Not yet issued

African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Tanzania - CAMARTEC - VPA004

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Tanzania - SimGas - VPA005

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Arusha Improved Cookstoves Project

Gold Standard · Tanzania · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Building Climate Resilience through Agroforestry Practices in Tanzania

Gold Standard · Tanzania

Not yet issued

CCT Clean Cooking Project Tanzania

Gold Standard · Tanzania

Not yet issued

Questions about Tanzania

How many carbon credit projects are in Tanzania?

94, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Tanzania signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Tanzania?

GS-TPDDTEC (11), GS-DRINKING-WATER (7), VM0047 (4).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026