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.

GS11638 VPA-2 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by TASC- VPA 2

Gold Standard · Uganda

103.9K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 015 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

103.0K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 018 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

100.1K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 002

Gold Standard · Uganda

99.4K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 002

Verra · Uganda · Forest

95.3K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 017 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

93.1K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 016 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

90.4K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 019 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

88.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 10 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

87.8K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 028 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

85.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities - Uganda VPA 2

Gold Standard · Uganda

82.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-3 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 5

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

81.1K

issued tCO₂e

TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 003

Verra · Uganda · Forest

80.5K

issued tCO₂e

Ishasha 6.6 MW Small Hydropower Project

Verra · Uganda · Renewable Energy

80.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS2404 International Water Purification Programme - CPA 2 Chlorine dispensers in Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

79.2K

issued tCO₂e

WADI - Innovation for Safe Water and Climate in Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

76.8K

issued tCO₂e

Energy efficiency improvement project leading to multiple sustainable development benefits

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

76.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 2 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kole District Borehole Project Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda

75.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 3 Otuke District Borehole Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

74.5K

issued tCO₂e

Anaerobic digestion and heat generation at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited

Verra · Uganda · Fuel Switching

73.3K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 021

Gold Standard · Uganda

71.6K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 022

Gold Standard · Uganda

71.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 5 Alebtong District Borehole Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

71.4K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 023

Gold Standard · Uganda

69.9K

issued tCO₂e

MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - Africa - Solar Lamps & Efficient cook stoves - 10341 -CPA - 0004

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

67.8K

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