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.

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