Carbon credit projects in Zimbabwe
Registry records list 30 carbon credit projects in Zimbabwe, most of them energy efficiency. Together they have issued 33,810,113 tonnes and retired 28,489,912.
Key figures
Projects
30
Registries
2
Credits issued
33,810,113 t
Credits retired
28,489,912 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 25
- Verra 5
By category
- Energy Efficiency 19
- Not specified 6
- Forest 2
- Fuel Switching 2
- Renewable Energy 1
Zimbabwe and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 2
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 1
- 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
- GS-TPDDTEC 16 projects
- VM0009 2 projects
- VMR0006 2 projects
- AMS-III-AR 2 projects
- AMS-III-AV, VMR0006 1 project
- ACM0002 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- High
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.
KARIBA REDD+ PROJECT
Verra · Zimbabwe · Forest
29.0M
issued tCO₂e
GS11551 - TASC Clean Cooking PoA - VPA 2 Cicada Carbon (Zimbabwe)
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe
2.1M
issued tCO₂e
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Zimbabwe
Verra · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
GS12144 - TASC Clean Cooking PoA - VPA 7 Cicada Carbon (Zimbabwe)
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe
668.3K
issued tCO₂e
Southern Africa Clean Cookstove Initiative (SACCI) PoA: VPA01 in Zimbabwe
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe
420.5K
issued tCO₂e
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Zimbabwe - Project 2
Verra · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
197.1K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 146 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
32.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 144 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
28.6K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 147 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
28.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 145 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
28.5K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 143 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
28.2K
issued tCO₂e
GS1247 VPA 142 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
28.0K
issued tCO₂e
AMANZI MOTO - IMPROVED COOKSTOVES DISSEMINATION PROGRAMME IN ZIMBABWE
Verra · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Chirisa REDD+ Project
Verra · Zimbabwe · Forest
No issuance recorded
GS10875 GS 11343 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Southern African Countries - Zimbabwe R-VPA 1
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
GS10875 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Southern African Countries - Zimbabwe VPA 1 (GS 11343)
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
GS1247 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe
No issuance recorded
GS1247 VPA 213 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 214 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 215 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 216 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 217 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 218 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 241 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
GS1247 VPA 242 Manicaland Safe Water
Gold Standard · Zimbabwe · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Questions about Zimbabwe
How many carbon credit projects are in Zimbabwe?
30, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Zimbabwe signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Zimbabwe, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Zimbabwe?
GS-TPDDTEC (16), VM0009 (2), VMR0006 (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026