Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region
(in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Price data is expressed as volume-weighted averages. The average price for credits from Oceania in 2024 is not included because of the confidentiality of individual respondent data.
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Average VCM credit prices worldwide 2023-2024, by project region
Voluntary carbon market (VCM) credit prices in North America averaged U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 59 percent. Meanwhile, the average VCM credit price in Europe grew seven percent y-o-y, to U.S. dollars per metric ton.
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Ecosystem Marketplace. (May 29, 2025). Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/
Ecosystem Marketplace. "Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 29, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/
Ecosystem Marketplace. (2025). Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/
Ecosystem Marketplace. "Average Price of Voluntary Carbon Market (Vcm) Credits Worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by Project Region (in U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 29 May 2025, /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/
Ecosystem Marketplace, Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Average price of voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits worldwide in 2023 and 2024, by project region (in U.S. dollars per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ecosystem Marketplace, May 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1481215/average-vcm-credit-prices-worldwide-by-project-region/