Peatland Code projects on the UK Land Carbon Registry
Please note the following information is correct as of February 19th 2024:
Projects Summary
Total number of Peatland Code projects | 244 |
Total Area of Peatland | 32,735ha |
Average project size | 134ha |
Average project duration | 80 years |
Number of projects by peatland type
Bog | 241 |
Fen | 3 |
Number of Peatland Code projects by Country
Number of Projects |
Scotland | England | Wales | Northern Ireland |
Under Development | 196 | 34 | 12 | 2 |
Project Validated | 72 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Restoration Validated | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Verified (at year 5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects summary by country
Scotland
Year | Number of projects registered | Area of peatland registered (ha) |
Emissions reductions registered (tCO2e) |
Area of peatland Project Plan Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Project Plan Validated projects (tCO2e) | Area of peatland Restoration Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Restoration Validated (tCO2e) | Area of Verified projects (ha) | Emissions reductions Verified projects (tCO2e) |
2017 | 1 | 77 | 7,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 249 | 102,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 11 | 2,175 | 654,779 | 354 | 129,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 31 | 4,408 | 996,255 | 728 | 141,595 | 326 | 110,085 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 73 | 9,524 | 2,388,303 | 1,791 | 469,254 | 69 | 18,229 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 75 | 9,941 | 2,052,783 | 7,561 | 1,819,069 | 2,331 | 600,707 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 239 | 74,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 196 | 26,612 | 6,277,010 | 10,511 | 2,567,296 | 2,726 | 729,020 | 0 | 0 |
England
Year | Number of projects registered | Area of peatland registered (ha) |
Emissions reductions registered (tCO2e) |
Area of peatland Project Plan Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Project Plan Validated projects (tCO2e) | Area of peatland Restoration Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Restoration Validated (tCO2e) | Area of Verified projects (ha) | Emissions reductions Verified projects (tCO2e) |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 557 | 130,856 | 22 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 1,596 | 142,931 | 48 | 4,041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 16 | 2,168 | 358,686 | 389 | 52,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 350 | 23,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 4,671 | 655,856 | 460 | 57,839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wales
Year | Number of projects registered | Area of peatland registered (ha) |
Emissions reductions registered (tCO2e) |
Area of peatland Project Plan Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Project Plan Validated projects (tCO2e) | Area of peatland Restoration Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Restoration Validated (tCO2e) | Area of Verified projects (ha) | Emissions reductions Verified projects (tCO2e) |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 326 | 14,301 | 111 | 8,724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 35 | 2,747 | 11 | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 499 | 35,251 | 331 | 19,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 267 | 16,886 | 115 | 14,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 152 | 11,514 | 233 | 13,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 1,278 | 80,699 | 835 | 60,817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Ireland
Year | Number of projects registered | Area of peatland registered (ha) |
Emissions reductions registered (tCO2e) |
Area of peatland Project Plan Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Project Plan Validated projects (tCO2e) | Area of peatland Restoration Validated (ha) | Emissions reductions Restoration Validated (tCO2e) | Area of Verified projects (ha) | Emissions reductions Verified projects (tCO2e) |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 174 | 30,953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 174 | 30,953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Map of Peatland Code Projects