Carbon credit projects in Uruguay
Registry records list 28 carbon credit projects in Uruguay, most of them forest. Together they have issued 24,103,013 tonnes and retired 12,439,191.
Key figures
Projects
28
Registries
1
Credits issued
24,103,013 t
Credits retired
12,439,191 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 28
By category
- Forest 18
- Renewable Energy 7
- Agriculture 3
Uruguay and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 1
- 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
- 5
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 0
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
- AR-ACM0003 9 projects
- ACM0002 7 projects
- AR-ACM0001 6 projects
- VM0047 2 projects
- VM0032 1 project
- VM0042 1 project
- VM0003 1 project
- VM0041 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Very low
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.
‘Guanaré’ Forest Plantations on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
8.3M
issued tCO₂e
Lumin/Eucapine Uruguay Forest Plantations on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
5.8M
issued tCO₂e
Forteko afforestation on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
3.7M
issued tCO₂e
‘El Arriero ’ Afforestation on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing project
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
1.7M
issued tCO₂e
Bosques del Uruguay Afforestation through High Quality Timber in Grasslands Project
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
756.2K
issued tCO₂e
Parque Eolico Maldonado
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
729.4K
issued tCO₂e
Talas de Maciel II Wind Farm
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
727.7K
issued tCO₂e
EDS GREEN CARBON PROJECT
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
685.0K
issued tCO₂e
Peralta I Wind Power Project
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
645.3K
issued tCO₂e
Montes del Este afforestation through high quality timber in degraded grasslands
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
456.4K
issued tCO₂e
Maldonado II Wind Farm
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
434.3K
issued tCO₂e
Fray Bentos Biomass Power Generation Project
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
73.7K
issued tCO₂e
Kentilux Wind Farm
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
25.7K
issued tCO₂e
Bosques del Uruguay II (BDU II) Afforestation through High Quality Timber in Grasslands Project
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
4.5K
issued tCO₂e
HG Afforestation Through High Quality Timber Over Degraded Grasslands
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
3.5K
issued tCO₂e
ITAA afforestation on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
2.2K
issued tCO₂e
Silvopastoral carbon project of Uruguay
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
312
issued tCO₂e
Arona 1
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
Not yet issued
Astidey - Talas del Maciel I
Verra · Uruguay · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
BOSQUES DE LAS SERRANÍAS AFFORESTATION AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROJECT
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
Not yet issued
Bugnavilla Afforestation Through High-Quality Timber Over Degraded Grasslands
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
Not yet issued
El Espinillar
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
Not yet issued
Enteric fermentation emissions' reduction program of Uruguay
Verra · Uruguay · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Lavardin Improved Forest Management through the Extension of Rotation Age
Verra · Uruguay · Forest
Not yet issued
Livestock 2040/ Uruguay
Verra · Uruguay · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Questions about Uruguay
How many carbon credit projects are in Uruguay?
28, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Uruguay signed Article 6 agreements?
1 bilateral agreement, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Uruguay?
AR-ACM0003 (9), ACM0002 (7), AR-ACM0001 (6).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026