High-level information on Article 6 cooperation and activities for the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

Last updated 4 December 2025
Total Emissions 3.77 billion tCO2e
Emissions per capita 3.07 tCO2e per person
Total number of:
27
View list
Countries with bilateral agreements

27 agreements involving 10 different countries.

11.7 thousand
View list
Countries that transferred or received ITMOs

11.7 thousand ITMOs transactions involving 1 different countries.

Countries
ITMOs
Ghana
11.7 thousand
33
View list
Countries with approved PACM activities

33 activities involving 14 different countries.

Article 6.2 | Cooperative approaches

Sub-Saharan Africa’s involvement in Article 6.2 cooperations.

Coming soon

Article 6.4 | Paris Agreement crediting mechanism (PACM)

Projects and programmes being considered for registration under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Coming soon

Sector / Activity type

Activities and how they address emissions across sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Coming soon

National targets

Article 6 cooperation should help to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. To limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees, transfers between countries need to happen in the context of comprehensive and ambitious national commitments.

Coming soon

Capacity building

Initiatives aiming to strengthen Article 6 knowledge and capabilities that involve Sub-Saharan Africa.

Coming soon

Sustainable development

The impact from activities implemented under Article 6 is not limited to addressing climate change. Projects can come with significant co-benefits across other sustainability dimensions – but also significant risks to people and environment.

Coming soon

Sub-Saharan Africa overview

High-level overview of Article 6 cooperation and activities across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Coming soon