ShareSouth Sudan joins global effort against climate change as 176th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
In October 2026, South Sudan ratified the Kigali Amendment which will enter into force in January 2027.
On October 23, 2026, South Sudan ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The Amendment shall enter into force for South Sudan on 21 January 2027.
As a party to Group 1 of Article 5 of the Kigali Amendment, South Sudan is required to freeze HFC production and reduce its HFC consumption by 80% by 2045, compared to its average HFC consumption from 2020 to 2022. South Sudan is also required to reduce its HCFC consumption by 65% compared to its baseline average consumption in 2009 and 2010.
- The list of countries that have accepted, ratified or approved the Kigali Amendment is available online in the United Nations Treaty Collection.
- The IIR has prepared a summary sheet on the Kigali Amendment, available in FRIDOC.