As shown below in Figure No. 1, the ambitious target set by the Dakar Declaration in June 2001 to phase out leaded gasoline in SSA by the end of 2005 should be achieved:
- the number of (confirmed) countries which have already switched to UNL as of March 2005 has risen from 8 to 13 with at least a further 8 expected by mid-2005.
- in 2004 unleaded gasoline accounted for an estimated 57% of SSA consumption of all gasolines as opposed to 53% in 2003; it should rise to 61% by July, 2005
- phase-out programs are much more advanced. In particular, most refineries in SSA have either phased out lead (7out of 18) or have firm plans to do so (10 out of the remaining 11)
- by the end of 2005 virtually all of SSA is expected to have phased out leaded gasoline with only a few countries in East Africa possibly failing to meet the target.
For detailed information, please refer to the status report:
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