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.
GS11993 GS11994 VPA3: African Clean Energy for Cooking in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS12087 GS12088 RVPA-1 Uganda Safe Drinking Water Project Phase 2
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS12443 GS12492 RVPA-32: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS12443 VPA 31: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 221 Central and Western Uganda Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 222 Central and Western Uganda Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 223 Central and Western Uganda Safe Water Project
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 248 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 249 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 250 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 251 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 252 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 253 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 254 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 255 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS12964 VPA-1 Clean Water and Beyond in Africa PoA- Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS13163 PoA Solar water pump project in Uganda by SunCulture
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
GS13163 VPA-1 Solar water pump project in Uganda by SunCulture
Gold Standard · Uganda · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
GS2393 GS23403 RVPA_1 Impact Water Safe Drinking Water initiative in Uganda VPA1
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS2393 GS23403 RVPA_1 Impact Water Safe Drinking Water initiative in Uganda VPA2
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS2393 GS23403 RVPA_1 Impact Water Safe Drinking Water initiative in Uganda VPA3
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS2393 GS23403 RVPA_1 Impact Water Safe Drinking Water initiative in Uganda VPA4
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS2393 VPA_1 Impact Water Safe Drinking Water initiative in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda
Not yet issued
GS2404 International Water Purification Programme - CPA 1 Gravity Driven Membrane Filters in Uganda
Gold Standard · Uganda · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
GS5047 VPA100 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Albertine Rift Wildlife Corridor Cook Stove Project X
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