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INTERNATIONAL DIESEL RANKINGS – TOP 100 SULFUR
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• All EU countries now mandate 10 ppm sulfur diesel;

• Three new Asian countries joined Japan (3rd) in the top 10: Australia (9th), New Zealand (9th) and South Korea (9th);

• Other rankings include the U.S. at 39th and China at 72nd; and

• Delays in implementation of lower sulfur levels kept Argentina and Mexico from moving up in rank this year.

Sept. 1, 2009 – The IFQC has ranked the top 100 countries based on sulfur limits in on-road diesel. The following countries were ranked based on the order of the following criteria: maximum allowable sulfur limits in national standards, sulfur limits in local/regional standards (such as specifications for cities/states) and by year of implementation.
 
Updates to these rankings will be conducted every six months. Members can refer to complete fuel specifications, including sulfur limits by country, in the Fuel Specifications sections of individual country reports. For more information on the IFQC's services or to get in touch with an IFQC expert in your region, or to send any comments, questions or concerns regarding this ranking, e-mail us at ifqc@ifqc.org.
 
 
 
Rank
Country
Change
1
Sweden
+0
2
Germany
+0
3
Japan
+0
4
Finland
+0
5
Denmark
+0
Hungary
+0
Luxembourg
+0
Netherlands
+0
9
Australia
+31
Austria
+0
Belgium
+0
Bulgaria
+5
Cyprus
+5
Czech Republic
+5
Estonia
+0
France
+5
Greece
+5
Iceland
+5
Ireland
+5
Israel
+28
Italy
+5
Latvia
+5
Liechtenstein
+5
Lithuania
+5
Malta
+5
New Zealand
+31
Norway
+5
Poland
+0
Portugal
+5
Romania
+5
Slovakia
+5
Slovenia
+5
South Korea
+26
Spain
+5
Switzerland
+5
Turkey
+31
United Kingdom
+0

 

Rank
Country
Change
38
Canada
-5
39
United States
-5
40
Armenia
+5
41
Hong Kong
-5
42
Singapore
-5
Taiwan
-5
44
Uganda
NEW
#
Beijing
 
45
Macedonia
+25
Morocco
NEW
47
Mexico
-4
#
Indian metro cities
 
48
Belarus
-3
49
Chile
-2
50
Thailand
-2
51
Georgia
-2
52
Albania
+13
53
Ukraine
-3
54
Russia
-10
55
South Africa
+1
56
India
-5
57
Qatar
-5
58
Oman
-5
Philippines
-5
60
Papua New Guinea
-5
61
United Arab Emirates
-5
Vietnam
-3
63
Bahrain
+12
Costa Rica
-4
65
Fiji
-6
66
Brunei
-5
67
Trinidad & Tobago
-5
68
Brazil
-2
Rank
Country
Change
69
Moldova
-2
70
Montenegro
NEW
Serbia
NEW
72
China
-9
73
Kazakhstan
-9
74
Egypt
-6
75
Iraq
-6
76
Kuwait
-5
77
Colombia
+6
78
Argentina
-6
79
Algeria
-6
80
Mauritius
-6
81
Tunisia
NEW
82
Sri Lanka
-6
83
Malaysia
-6
84
Angola
-6
85
Nigeria
-6
Sao Tome & Principe
-6
87
Malawi
-6
88
Panama
NEW
89
Indonesia
-7
90
Democratic Republic of Congo
NEW
91
Paraguay
+4
92
Croatia
-8
93
Uzbekistan
-8
94
Lebanon
-9
95
Peru
-9
96
Saudi Arabia
-9
97
Azerbaijan
-9
Tajikistan
-9
Turkmenistan
-9
100
Cambodia
-9
Note: # Not actually included in ranking – highlighted for significant achievement.

Source: International Fuel Quality Center, September 2009


Maximum On-road Diesel Sulfur Limits

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