Carbon credit projects in Zambia

Registry records list 90 carbon credit projects in Zambia, the largest group energy efficiency. Together they have issued 25,144,687 tonnes and retired 17,294,345.

Key figures

Projects

90

Registries

2

Credits issued

25,144,687 t

Credits retired

17,294,345 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Energy Efficiency 35
  • Not specified 31
  • Forest 15
  • Renewable Energy 4
  • Fuel Switching 3
  • Agriculture 2

Zambia and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
4
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
2
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
2
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
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.

GS10875 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Southern African Countries - Zambia VPA 1 (GS 10876)

Gold Standard · Zambia · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

GS10963 GS11007 VPA 6 - UpEnergy Social and Climate Impact Programme - Cooking Devices VPA 48

Gold Standard · Zambia

No issuance recorded

GS10963 GS11007 VPA 6 - UpEnergy Social and Climate Impact Programme - Cooking Devices VPA 49

Gold Standard · Zambia

No issuance recorded

GS11143: VPA 1- Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS11508 VPA1: Clean Cooking with Biomass Gasification in Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

GS11955 PoA Safe Water Supply in South Africa

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS11955 VPA-1 Safe Water Supply in Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS12443 VPA 41: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia

Not yet issued

GS1247 VPA 195 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Zambia

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 196 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Zambia

No issuance recorded

GS1247 VPA 197 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · Zambia

No issuance recorded

GS12483 VPA-1 Water Does Matter in Zambia by Global Empowers

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS23562- VPA 1 The Future of Cooking in Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA40 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lusaka Clean Cooking Project I

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA41 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lusaka Clean Cooking Project II

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA42 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lusaka Clean Cooking Project III

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS5047 VPA43 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lusaka Clean Cooking Project IV

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS7591 VPA 64 Innovation: Africa Solar Water Pumping Projects - Zambia

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Healthier, Happier Meals With Fuel And Time Savings In Rural Zambia

Verra · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

ITABU REDD+ PROJECT IN ZAMBIA

Verra · Zambia · Forest

Not yet issued

Installation Of Solar Milling Plants for Household In Zambia, Project- 1

Verra · Zambia · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Installation Of Solar Milling Plants for Household In Zambia, Project- 2

Verra · Zambia · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Integrated REDD+ Project in Zambia

Verra · Zambia · Forest

Not yet issued

Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project

Verra · Zambia · Forest

Not yet issued

Koalisation community based clean cooking program

Gold Standard · Zambia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Questions about Zambia

How many carbon credit projects are in Zambia?

90, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Zambia signed Article 6 agreements?

4 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Zambia?

GS-TPDDTEC (13), AMS-II-G (6), VMR0006 (5).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026