Saudi Arabia
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ODS consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

Import/export of recovered/recycled/reclaimed substances

HCFC consumption

‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Dr. Abdulrahman Ali Alshehri NFP
    Executive Director of Environmental Performance
    National Center for Environmental Compliance
  • Ms. Khuld Abdulrahman Jabby FPLS
    Director of the National Ozone Unit

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1993-03-01 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1993-03-01 Ac
London Amendment 1993-03-01 Ac
Copenhagen Amendment 1993-03-01 Ac
Montreal Amendment 2014-03-14 R
Beijing Amendment 2014-03-14 R
Kigali Amendment
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: No
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.

The Multilateral Fund: US$15,841,834

The Multilateral Fund is the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol and provides financial and technical assistance to Article 5 (developing) countries to enable their compliance with the Protocol’s control measures.

The Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund has approved funding to Saudi Arabia in the amount of US$15,841,834 as of 2022-06-18. This includes the funding for current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HFC phase-down related projects UNEP 267,500
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNEP 377,976
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNIDO 4,175,467
Institutional strengthening UNEP 456,000
Total 5,276,943

As at 2021-12-31, US$12,083,045 had been disbursed.

This information is provided by Multilateral Fund Secretariat. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website