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.
GS1247 VPA 247 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda
38.4K
issued tCO₂e
Safe Water in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
37.9K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 79 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
37.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 77 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
36.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 75 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
31.8K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 76 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
31.7K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Uganda
Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
31.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-4 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 14
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
30.5K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 024 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
30.3K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 025 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
29.8K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 026 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
29.4K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 80 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
29.2K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 027 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
29.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 138 BioLite Improved Stove Programme Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
29.1K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 028 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
28.8K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 029 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
28.5K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 030 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
28.3K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 031 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
28.1K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 032 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.9K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 033 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.8K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 034 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.6K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 035 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.4K
issued tCO₂e
Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 036 supported by Republic of Korea
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.2K
issued tCO₂e
VPA - Spouts - 2
Gold Standard · Uganda
27.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 139 Lango Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
27.1K
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026