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      November 22nd 2024:

Projects Summary

Total number of Peatland Code projects  327
Total Area of Peatland  44,767ha 
Average project size   136ha 
Average project duration    79 years 

 


 

Number of Peatland Code projects by Country

Number of Projects

 Scotland  England   Wales   Northern     Ireland    UK
Under Development  192  27  5  2  226
Project Validated  61  7  7  0  75
Restoration + Project Validated  24  1  1  0  26
Verified (at year 5)  0  0  0  0  0
Total Registered Projects 277 35 13 2  327

 

 

 

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 1 575 102,457 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 11 2,209 654,779 354 129,750 0 0 0 0
2021 31 4,622 977,396 719 136,142 326 110,085 0 0
2022 73 10,884 2,364,135 1,791 467,252 69 16,226 0 0
2023 77 12,557 2,017,545 7,167 1,812,584 2,814 659,047 0 0
2024 83 13,843 2,789,177 1,445 271,596 328 64,257 0 0
Total 277 44,767 8,913,117 11,553 2,824,952 3,537 849,615 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 3 103 6,129 22 1,664 0 0 0 0
2022 9 1,238 141,229 31 0 0 0 0 0
2023 17 2,123 329,200 389 50,874 0 0 0 0
2024 6 815 179,325 185 28,393 0 0 0 0
Total 35 4,279 655,883 627 80,931 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 1 11 1,424 66 6,095 34 2,714 0 0
Total 13 1,232 80,815 866 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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