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.
1MTN Uganda Bamboo Planting Project
Verra · Uganda · Forest
Not yet issued
African Clean Energy Carbon Offset Programme
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Biomass Cogeneration Plant By SCOUL
Verra · Uganda · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Bulindi Agroforestry and Chimpanzee Conservation Project
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
COMMUNITY CARBON SAFE WATER DRINKING PROGRAMME-VPA 21
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
COMMUNITY CARBON SAFE WATER DRINKING PROGRAMME-VPA 22
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
CPA 007 - BioLite HomeStove in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Clean Water and Beyond in Africa PoA
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Coffee A Cup Uganda CPA1
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 18
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
Community Carbon Efficient Cooking Programme-VPA 19
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Uganda
Verra · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
EcoSafi Clean Cooking Program VPA 01: Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) CPA No.1
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Equatoria Clean Cooking Programme in Northern Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS 2404 International Water Purification program - Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda - CPA 21
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS 2404 International Water Purification program - Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda - CPA 22
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS PoA Safe Water Programme in East Africa-Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
GS11319 GS11253 Otuke Improved Cookstove project
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-10 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa-WPS in Uganda by AERA-VPA 20
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-6 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 16
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-7 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 17
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-8 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 18
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-9 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 19
Gold Standard · Uganda
No issuance recorded
GS11993 GS11994 VPA2: African Clean Energy for Cooking in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
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