The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it. This phase-out plan includes both the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances. The landmark agreement was signed in 1987 and entered into force in 1989.

The parties to the Protocol meet once a year to make decisions aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the agreement. These include adjusting or amending the Protocol, which has been done six times since its creation. The most recent amendment, the Kigali Amendment, called for the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2016. These HFCs were used as replacements for a batch of ozone-depleting substances eliminated by the original Montreal Protocol. Although they do not deplete the ozone layer, they are known to be powerful greenhouse gases and, thus, contributors to climate change.

The Montreal Protocol provided a set of practical, actionable tasks that were universally agreed on. The Protocol has successfully met its objectives thus far and continues to safeguard the ozone layer today. Thanks to the collaborative effort of nations around the world, the ozone layer is well on its way to recovery.

Annex V: Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer - Scale of contributions by the parties for 2015 based on the United Nations scale of assessments

General Assembly resolution 67/238 of 24 December 2012 with a maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent)

(United States dollars)

  Party United Nations scale of assessments for 2013–2015 Adjusted United Nations scale to exclude non-contributors Adjusted United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered 2015 contributions by parties Indicative 2016 contributions by parties
1 Afghanistan 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0
2 Albania 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
3 Algeria 0.137 0.137 0.137 5 840 5 840
4 Andorra 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0
5 Angola 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
7 Argentina 0.432 0.432 0.431 18 416 18 416
8 Armenia 0.007 0.000 0.000 0 0
9 Australia 2.074 2.074 2.067 88 412 88 412
10 Austria 0.798 0.798 0.795 34 018 34 018
11 Azerbaijan 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0
12 Bahamas 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0
13 Bahrain 0.039 0.000 0.000 0 0
14 Bangladesh 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
15 Barbados 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0
16 Belarus 0.056 0.000 0.000 0 0
17 Belgium 0.998 0.998 0.995 42 543 42 543
18 Belize 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
19 Benin 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
20 Bhutan 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
21 Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)		 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0
23 Botswana 0.017 0.000 0.000 0 0
24 Brazil 2.934 2.934 2.924 125 072 125 072
25 Brunei Darussalam 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0
26 Bulgaria 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0
27 Burkina Faso 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
28 Burundi 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
29 Cabo Verde 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
30 Cambodia 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0
31 Cameroon 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0
32 Canada 2.984 2.984 2.974 127 204 127 204
33 Central African Republic 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
34 Chad 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
35 Chile 0.334 0.334 0.333 14 238 14 238
36 China 5.148 5.148 5.131 219 452 219 452
37 Colombia 0.259 0.259 0.258 11 041 11 041
38 Comoros 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
39 Congo 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0
40 Cook Islands - 0.000 0.000 0 0
41 Costa Rica 0.038 0.000 0.000 0 0
42 Côte d’Ivoire 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0
43 Croatia 0.126 0.126 0.126 5 371 5 371
44 Cuba 0.069 0.000 0.000 0 0
45 Cyprus 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0
46 Czech Republic 0.386 0.386 0.385 16 455 16 455
47 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0
48 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
49 Denmark 0.675 0.675 0.673 28 774 28 774
50 Djibouti 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
51 Dominica 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
52 Dominican Republic 0.045 0.000 0.000 0 0
53 Ecuador 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0
54 Egypt 0.134 0.134 0.134 5 712 5 712
55 El Salvador 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0
56 Equatorial Guinea 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
57 Eritrea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
58 Estonia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0
59 Ethiopia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
60 European Union 2.500 2.500 2.492 106 572 106 572
61 Fiji 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
62 Finland 0.519 0.519 0.517 22 124 22 124
63 France 5.593 5.593 5.575 238 422 238 422
64 Gabon 0.020 0.000 0.000 0 0
65 Gambia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
66 Georgia 0.007 0.000 0.000 0 0
67 Germany 7.141 7.141 7.118 304 411 304 411
68 Ghana 0.014 0.000 0.000 0 0
69 Greece 0.638 0.638 0.636 27 197 27 197
70 Grenada 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
71 Guatemala 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0
72 Guinea 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
73 Guinea-Bissau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
74 Guyana 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
75 Haiti 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
76 Holy See 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
77 Honduras 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0
78 Hungary 0.266 0.266 0.265 11 339 11 339
79 Iceland 0.027 0.000 0.000 0 0
80 India 0.666 0.666 0.664 28 391 28 391
81 Indonesia 0.346 0.346 0.345 14 750 14 750
82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.356 0.356 0.355 15 176 15 176
83 Iraq 0.068 0.000 0.000 0 0
84 Ireland 0.418 0.418 0.417 17 819 17 819
85 Israel 0.396 0.396 0.395 16 881 16 881
86 Italy 4.448 4.448 4.433 189 612 189 612
87 Jamaica 0.011 0.000 0.000 0 0
88 Japan 10.833 10.833 10.797 461 796 461 796
89 Jordan 0.022 0.000 0.000 0 0
90 Kazakhstan 0.121 0.121 0.121 5 158 5 158
91 Kenya 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0
92 Kiribati 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
93 Kuwait 0.273 0.273 0.272 11 638 11 638
94 Kyrgyzstan 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
95 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
96 Latvia 0.047 0.000 0.000 0 0
97 Lebanon 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0
98 Lesotho 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
99 Liberia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
100 Libya 0.142 0.142 0.142 6 053 6 053
101 Liechtenstein 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0
102 Lithuania 0.073 0.000 0.000 0 0
103 Luxembourg 0.081 0.000 0.000 0 0
104 Madagascar 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
105 Malawi 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
106 Malaysia 0.281 0.281 0.280 11 979 11 979
107 Maldives 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
108 Mali 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0
109 Malta 0.016 0.000 0.000 0 0
110 Marshall Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
111 Mauritania 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
112 Mauritius 0.013 0.000 0.000 0 0
113 Mexico 1.842 1.842 1.836 78 522 78 522
114 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
115 Monaco 0.012 0.000 0.000 0 0
116 Mongolia 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
117 Montenegro 0.005 0.000 0.000 0 0
118 Morocco 0.062 0.000 0.000 0 0
119 Mozambique 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
120 Myanmar 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
121 Namibia 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
122 Nauru 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
123 Nepal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0
124 Netherlands 1.654 1.654 1.649 70 508 70 508
125 New Zealand 0.253 0.253 0.252 10 785 10 785
126 Nicaragua 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
127 Niger 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
128 Nigeria 0.090 0.000 0.000 0 0
129 Niue - 0.000 0.000 0 0
130 Norway 0.851 0.851 0.848 36 277 36 277
131 Oman 0.102 0.102 0.102 4 348 4 348
132 Pakistan 0.085 0.000 0.000 0 0
133 Palau 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
134 Panama 0.026 0.000 0.000 0 0
135 Papua New Guinea 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0
136 Paraguay 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
137 Peru 0.117 0.117 0.117 4 988 4 988
138 Philippines 0.154 0.154 0.153 6 565 6 565
139 Poland 0.921 0.921 0.918 39 261 39 261
140 Portugal 0.474 0.474 0.472 20 206 20 206
141 Qatar 0.209 0.209 0.208 8 909 8 909
142 Republic of Korea 1.994 1.994 1.987 85 002 85 002
143 Republic of Moldova 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
144 Romania 0.226 0.226 0.225 9 634 9 634
145 Russian Federation 2.438 2.438 2.430 103 929 103 929
146 Rwanda 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
148 Saint Lucia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
150 Samoa 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
151 San Marino 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
153 Saudi Arabia 0.864 0.864 0.861 36 831 36 831
154 Senegal 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0
155 Serbia 0.040 0.000 0.000 0 0
156 Seychelles 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
157 Sierra Leone 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
158 Singapore 0.384 0.384 0.383 16 369 16 369
159 Slovakia 0.171 0.171 0.170 7 290 7 290
160 Slovenia 0.100 0.000 0.000 0 0
161 Solomon Islands 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
162 Somalia 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
163 South Africa 0.372 0.372 0.371 15 858 15 858
164 South Sudan 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0
165 Spain 2.973 2.973 2.963 126 735 126 735
166 Sri Lanka 0.025 0.000 0.000 0 0
167 Sudan 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
168 Suriname 0.004 0.000 0.000 0 0
169 Swaziland 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
170 Sweden 0.960 0.960 0.957 40 924 40 924
171 Switzerland 1.047 1.047 1.044 44 632 44 632
172 Syrian Arab Republic 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0
173 Tajikistan 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0
174 Thailand 0.239 0.239 0.238 10 188 10 188
175 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0.008 0.000 0.000 0 0
176 Timor-Leste 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
177 Togo 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
178 Tonga 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
179 Trinidad and Tobago 0.044 0.000 0.000 0 0
180 Tunisia 0.036 0.000 0.000 0 0
181 Turkey 1.328 1.328 1.324 56 611 56 611
182 Turkmenistan 0.019 0.000 0.000 0 0
183 Tuvalu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
184 Uganda 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0
185 Ukraine 0.099 0.000 0.000 0 0
186 United Arab Emirates 0.595 0.595 0.593 25 364 25 364
187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.179 5.179 5.162 220 774 220 774
188 United Republic of Tanzania 0.009 0.000 0.000 0 0
189 United States of America 22.000 22.000 21.928 937 830 937 830
190 Uruguay 0.052 0.000 0.000 0 0
191 Uzbekistan 0.015 0.000 0.000 0 0
192 Vanuatu 0.001 0.000 0.000 0 0
193 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.627 0.627 0.625 26 728 26 728
194 Viet Nam 0.042 0.000 0.000 0 0
195 Yemen 0.010 0.000 0.000 0 0
196 Zambia 0.006 0.000 0.000 0 0
197 Zimbabwe 0.002 0.000 0.000 0 0
  Total 102.501 100.330 100.000 4 276 933 4 276 933