Carbon credit projects in Uganda

Registry records list 296 carbon credit projects in Uganda, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 34,800,200 tonnes and retired 22,244,721.

Key figures

Projects

296

Registries

3

Credits issued

34,800,200 t

Credits retired

22,244,721 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 153
  • Not specified 99
  • Forest 24
  • Renewable Energy 14
  • Fuel Switching 3
  • Ghg Management 2
  • Agriculture 1

Uganda 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
15
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
6

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.

Improved Cookstoves for Social Impact in Ugandan Communities

Gold Standard · Uganda

11.4M

issued tCO₂e

Impact Carbon and myclimate Safe Water and Improved Cookstoves Global PoA - Uganda VPA

Gold Standard · Uganda

2.4M

issued tCO₂e

Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA1

Gold Standard · Uganda

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 16

Gold Standard · Uganda

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Kikonda Forest Reserve

Gold Standard · Uganda

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Natural High Forest Rehabilitation Project on degraded land of Kibale National Park

Verra · Uganda · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

GS VER UpEnergy's Uganda Biomass Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

655.9K

issued tCO₂e

Bujagali Hydropower Project - CER Conversion

Verra · Uganda · Renewable Energy

635.9K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 005

Verra · Uganda · Forest

625.9K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS-CCB 011

Verra · Uganda · Forest

508.5K

issued tCO₂e

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme-Uganda 1

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

383.2K

issued tCO₂e

Bukaleba Forest Project

Verra · Uganda · Forest

351.9K

issued tCO₂e

Bugoye 13.0 MW Run-of-River Hydropower Project

Verra · Uganda · Renewable Energy

332.5K

issued tCO₂e

OYU - Reforesting Uganda for a better tomorrow

Verra · Uganda · Forest

304.2K

issued tCO₂e

OYU - Building Sustainable Ugandan Communities VPA10

Gold Standard · Uganda

278.2K

issued tCO₂e

OYU - Building Sustainable Ugandan Communities VPA12

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

257.9K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 005

Gold Standard · Uganda

256.0K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 007

Gold Standard · Uganda

251.5K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 006

Gold Standard · Uganda

247.5K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 001

Verra · Uganda · Forest

245.0K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 008

Gold Standard · Uganda

242.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 7 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

238.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 8 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

202.2K

issued tCO₂e

Improved Cookstove Project In Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

199.3K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 012

Gold Standard · Uganda

198.6K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Uganda

How many carbon credit projects are in Uganda?

296, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Uganda signed Article 6 agreements?

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

Which methodologies are most used in Uganda?

GS-TPDDTEC (77), AMS-II-G (35), GS-DRINKING-WATER (18).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026