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
- Gold Standard 254
- Verra 41
- ART TREES 1
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
Most used methodologies
- GS-TPDDTEC 77 projects
- AMS-II-G 35 projects
- GS-DRINKING-WATER 18 projects
- AMS-III-AV 8 projects
- VMR0006 7 projects
- AMS-I-E 7 projects
- AR-ACM0003 6 projects
- AR-AMS0001 6 projects
- GS-METERED-COOKSTOVES 5 projects
- VM0047 4 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.
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Uganda 2
Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
International Water Purification Programme
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Katunguru Restoration Project
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
Lake Victoria Watershed Agroforestry Carbon Project II
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
Livelihoods Rwenzori Yethu Project
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
Making Carbon Count - Improved Cooking in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
Mount Kei Reforestation Project
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
Mpanga 18 MW Run-of-River Hydropower Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
NATURAL FOREST REGENERATION FOR ENHANCED CARBON STOCKS IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT (FRECAR)
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
OYU - Building Sustainable Ugandan Communities
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
OYU - Tenera Plantations by BIDCO
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
OYU - Waste to Wealth in Uganda VPA01
Gold Standard · Uganda · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
OYU Waste to Wealth in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Oyu - Green Growth Uganda
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
PoA GS 973 - Aid Africa CPA 1 GS 6143
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
PoA GS 973 - Ecological Christian Organisation (ECO) CPA 1 GS XXXX
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
PoA GS 973 - United Organic Coffee Growers (UOCG) CPA I
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
PoA GS 973 Solar Sister Inc (SS) CPA1 GS4187
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
PoA GS973 - GUMUTINDO CPA1
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
PowerUP Smart Electric Stoves for Clean Air-Uganda-VPA10
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Reduced Emissions from Improved and Efficient Cooking in Ugandan Communities
Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Eastern Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Western Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
SCIF for Sustainable Living and Public Health Programme
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026