Peatland Code Projects Summary

Summary information on Peatland Code projects on the registry.

Image Sphagnum magellanicum © Charlie Campbell

Peatland Code Projects Summary

Peatland Code projects on the UK Land Carbon Registry Diggers Reprofiling Gully (C) Stephen Corcoran

Please note the following information is correct as of      July 2nd 2024:

Projects Summary

Total number of Peatland Code projects  267
Total Area of Peatland  34,310ha 
Average project size   132ha 
Average project duration    79 years 

 


 

Number of Peatland Code projects by Country

Number of Projects

 Scotland  England   Wales   Northern     Ireland    UK
Under Development  141  29  4  2  176
Project Validated  52  6  7  0  65
Restoration + Project Validated  24  1  1  0  26
Verified (at year 5)  0  0  0  0  0
Total Registered Projects 217 36 12 2  267

 

 

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 4,343 996,255 728 141,595 326 110,085 0 0
2022 73 9,524 2,388,303 1,791 469,254 69 18,229 0 0
2023 77 9,993 2,042,076 8,183 1,819,069 2,600 659,047 0 0
2024 13 1,369 272,311 208 23,044 363 64,257 0 0
Total 207 27,730 6,441,833 10,644 2,548,887 3,323 851,617 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 17 2,195 366,126 389 52,134 0 0 0 0
2024 1 350 23,113 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 4,698 663,026 460 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 34 2,714 11 1,108 0 0 0 0
2021 3 442 33,976 330 19,408 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 66 6,095 34 2,714 0 0
Total 12 1,221 79,391 866 63,408 34 2,714 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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