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Voluntary carbon markets worldwide

Statistics report on voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) worldwide

Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) allow companies or individuals to voluntarily offset their emissions by purchasing carbon credits generated through various environmental projects that remove or reduce greenhouse gases from atmosphere.

This statistics report provides an overview of the global voluntary carbon market (VCM). It provides data on credit issuances and retirements, key credit registries, carbon credit prices, different carbon offset project types, as well as an outlook for the market.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Annual global emissions of carbon dioxide 1940-2025
  • Premium Statistic Remaining global carbon budget to limit global warming 2026, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Number of companies with science-based emission targets and commitments 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global value of voluntary carbon offset markets 2005-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average price of voluntary carbon market credits worldwide 2023-2024

Carbon credits

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  • Premium Statistic Global volume of voluntary carbon market offset transactions 2005-2024
  • Premium Statistic Global carbon offset retirements 2016-2024
  • Premium Statistic Cumulative VCM issuances and retirements worldwide 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Global market size of carbon credits retired 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Most important external factors influencing carbon credit sales worldwide 2023-2024

Registries

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  • Premium Statistic Voluntary carbon credit issuances shares 2021-2024, by registry
  • Premium Statistic Voluntary carbon credit retirement shares 2021-2024, by registry
  • Premium Statistic Total number of VCM offsets issued worldwide 2025, by major registry

Segments

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  • Premium Statistic Global volume of voluntary carbon market credit transactions 2023-2024, by category
  • Premium Statistic Voluntary carbon credit retirement shares 2021-2024, by project type
  • Premium Statistic Total number of VCM credits issued worldwide 2025, by leading project type
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of VCM offsets issued worldwide 2025, by type

Prices

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  • Premium Statistic Carbon prices on voluntary carbon markets worldwide 2021-2024, by project type
  • Premium Statistic Average VCM credit prices from removal and reduction projects worldwide 2023-2024
  • Premium Statistic Average VCM credit prices worldwide 2023-2024, by project region
  • Premium Statistic Average forestry & land use VCM credit prices worldwide 2023-2024, by project type
  • Premium Statistic Global average selling price per metric ton of CDR 2022-2023, by method
  • Premium Statistic Forecast carbon offset market value worldwide 2050, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Forecast carbon offset prices worldwide 2030-2050, by scenario
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