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.

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 011

Gold Standard · Uganda

195.5K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 010

Gold Standard · Uganda

193.8K

issued tCO₂e

D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Uganda

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

189.4K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 009

Gold Standard · Uganda

188.6K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 016

Gold Standard · Uganda

182.2K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 013

Gold Standard · Uganda

182.1K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 015

Gold Standard · Uganda

181.6K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 014

Gold Standard · Uganda

181.4K

issued tCO₂e

Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 17

Gold Standard · Uganda

178.8K

issued tCO₂e

African Biogas Carbon Programme (ABC) - Uganda - VPA003

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

175.1K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 006

Verra · Uganda · Forest

168.4K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS-CCB 010

Verra · Uganda · Forest

155.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 9 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

153.5K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 017

Gold Standard · Uganda

153.4K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 018

Gold Standard · Uganda

153.4K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 019

Gold Standard · Uganda

153.4K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 020

Gold Standard · Uganda

153.4K

issued tCO₂e

Energy efficiency improvement project leading to multiple sustainable development impacts.

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

124.5K

issued tCO₂e

OYU - Clean Cooking in Uganda

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

119.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-2 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 4

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

119.1K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 004

Gold Standard · Uganda

119.1K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CER Conversion

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

116.6K

issued tCO₂e

Community Carbon Safe Water Drinking Programme-VPA2

Gold Standard · Uganda

109.7K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 014 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

106.7K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 003

Gold Standard · Uganda

105.7K

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