Prices
Average Peatland Code price rose to £39.57 in 2025 as reported volumes fell sharply
The average reported price for Peatland Code units rose from £25.04 in 2024 to £39.57 in 2025, but reported sales fell from about 187,000 units to under 29,000 and the gap between the lowest and highest prices widened tenfold.
The figures
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme published Ecosystem Marketplace's 2025 price data for UK nature carbon units in August 2026.
| Measure | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Peatland Code price | £25.04 | £39.57 |
| Spread between lowest and highest Peatland Code price | £7.50 | about £75 |
| Peatland Code units reported sold | 187,291 | 28,679 |
| Average Woodland Carbon Code price | £26.85 | £28.32 |
| Spread between lowest and highest Woodland Carbon Code price | £62 | £112.50 |
| Woodland Carbon Code units reported sold | 277,815 | 173,722 |
The data is reported voluntarily by project developers and retail aggregators through Ecosystem Marketplace's Global Carbon Markets Hub, and the Programme has encouraged more participants to share data.
Sources
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