Ozone depleting substances and the greenhouse gases HFCs, PFCs and SF6

Table 4.1
Developments in the import of greenhouse gases, tonnes.

   

Substance

1987

1989

1992

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

HFC-134a

HFC-152a

HFC-401a

HFC-402a

HFC-404a

HFC-407c

HFC-507a

Other HFCs

0

0

-

-

0

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

-

0

20

4

-

-

0

-

-

0

524

51

-

-

36

-

-

1

565

47

-

-

119

-

-

14

740

32

-

-

110

-

-

20

700

15

-

-

110

-

-

65

884

14

15

10

146

17

10

15 1)

644.6

35.8

15

10

193.7

40

10

29.21)

711.1

16.4

9.5

4.2

193.1

44.7

23.85

24.141)

472.8

11.1

4.1

0.8

126.2

40.3

2.2

18.41)

All HFCs

0

0

24

612

745

902

890

1112

978.3

1026.9

676

Sulphurhexafluoride

n.i.

n.i.

15

21

17

11

13

9

12.1

9

4.7

Perfluorinated hydrocarbons

0

0

0

0

1.5

3

8

6

7.9

6.9

3.7

1) The category ’other’ includes HFC -408a, -409a, -410a + HFC-365, HFC-23 and HFC-227 (in the emission calculation a worst-case figure is used on the grounds of the GWP value for HFC-410a)

n.i. = no information available
n.e. = not evaluated