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

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

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

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.

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