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.

GS1247 VPA 33 Improved Kitchen Regimes : Kaliro Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

67.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 4 Dokolo District Borehole Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

66.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-1 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by TASC- VPA 3

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

66.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS23149 Uganda Cook Bright Initiative - VPA01

Gold Standard · Uganda

65.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 43 Alebtong Dokolo Otuke District Boreholes

Gold Standard · Uganda

65.2K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme, Uganda - CER Conversion

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

63.9K

issued tCO₂e

GS2404 International Water Purification Programme- Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda - CPA 10

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

62.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 44 BioLite Improved Stove Programme Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

59.7K

issued tCO₂e

MicroEnergy Credits - Microfinance for Clean Energy Product Lines - Africa - Solar Lamps & Efficient cook stoves - 10341 -CPA - 0005

Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

57.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS7591 VPA 11 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

56.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 34 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kaliro Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

55.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 164 EcoZoom Improved Stove Programme Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda

53.9K

issued tCO₂e

Institutional Improved Cook Stoves for Schools and Institutions in Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

50.0K

issued tCO₂e

VPA 173 EcoZoom Improved Stove Programme Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda

47.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 35 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Kaliro Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

46.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 49 Improved Kitchen Regimes:Kaliro Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

45.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS2404 International Water purification PoA - Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda - CPA 9

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

42.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 72 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

42.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 71 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

41.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-5 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 15

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

40.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 74 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

40.4K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 73 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

39.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 78 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

39.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 246 Kaliro Safe Water

Gold Standard · Uganda

39.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS2404 International Water Purification Programme - CPA 3 Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

39.1K

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