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.

VPA 175 EcoZoom Improved Stove Programme Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda

20.7K

issued tCO₂e

Mubende Stoves Improved Cook Stoves Enterprise

Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy

20.2K

issued tCO₂e

Spouts-4 by Believegreen LLC

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

19.5K

issued tCO₂e

VPA - Spouts-5 by Believe Green LLC

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

19.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 34: “Access to energy for local development and resilience building in Uganda”

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

18.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 36: “Access to energy for local development and resilience building in Uganda”

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

17.9K

issued tCO₂e

Up Energy Improved Cookstoves Programme Uganda - CPA No 001

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

14.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 35: “Access to energy for local development and resilience building in Uganda”

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

14.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA44 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Albertine Rift Wildlife Corridor Cook Stove Project I

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

12.1K

issued tCO₂e

GS5658 VPA 37: “Access to energy for local development and resilience building in Uganda”

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

10.7K

issued tCO₂e

Promotion of Improved and Efficient Cooking Practices in the host country of Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda

10.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1247 VPA 81 Lango Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

10.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS12087 VPA-1 Uganda Safe Drinking Water Project

Gold Standard · Uganda

10.0K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 022 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

8.9K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 020 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

8.8K

issued tCO₂e

BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 021 supported by Republic of Korea

Gold Standard · Uganda

8.4K

issued tCO₂e

UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-15

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

7.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS5047 VPA45 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Albertine Rift Wildlife Corridor Cook Stove Project II

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

7.5K

issued tCO₂e

GS11993 VPA1: African Clean Energy for Cooking in Uganda

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

7.0K

issued tCO₂e

Uganda Dairy Biogas Program

Gold Standard · Uganda

6.5K

issued tCO₂e

Agroforestry and reforestation with small-scale farmers in Uganda

Verra · Uganda · Forest

4.7K

issued tCO₂e

International Lifeline Fund Uganda CPA1 (ILFUg01)

Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency

4.1K

issued tCO₂e

COMMUNITY CARBON SAFE WATER DRINKING PROGRAMME-VPA 20

Gold Standard · Uganda

2.1K

issued tCO₂e

Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 1

Gold Standard · Uganda

637

issued tCO₂e

Kijani Forestry smallholder farmer forestry project

Verra · Uganda · Forest

259

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