[PR17] Quality of transport fuels
[PR17] Quality of transport fuels
Key message
Slovenia is gradually reducing emissions of sulphur dioxide resulting from a tightening of environmental legislation on sulphur emissions from liquid fuels. The maximum permissible limit of sulphur in fuels used in road, air and maritime transport was not exceeded. Lead concentrations have declined considerably with the introduction of unleaded petrol. Benzene measurements are below the prescribed value.
Definition
Charts
Figure PR17-1: Concentration of sulphur in fuels used in road transport in winter
Sources:
EU Fuel Quality Reporting_Slovenia (2005-2010)
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol 95 | mg/kg | 32 | 28 | 23.3 | 18.2 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Petrol 98 | mg/kg | 7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.2 | |
| Diesel | mg/kg | 47.2 | 47.4 | 24.6 | 20.1 | 6.7 | 7 |
Figure PR17-2: Concentration of sulphur in fuels used in road transport in summer
Sources:
EU Fuel Quality Reporting Slovenia (2005-2010)
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol 95 | mg/kg | 24.5 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 25.1 | 7 | 7 |
| Petrol 98 | mg/kg | 10.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Diesel | mg/kg | 47.2 | 37.9 | 32.9 | 23.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
Figure PR17-3: Concentration of sulphur in fuels used in maritime transport
Sources:
EU Fuel Quality Reporting Slovenia (2008-2010)
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| marine gas oil | % (m/m) | 0.042 | 0.044 | 0.036 |
| marine residual fuel | % (m/m) | 2.76 | 2.74 | 2.76 |
Figure PR17-4: Share of low and zero sulphur fuels (petrol and diesel) in the EU and Switzerland in 2007
Sources:
EEA, Use of cleaner and alternative fuels (CSI 037), 2010.
| Germany | Danemark | Finland | Sweden | Hungary | Netherlands | Poland | Belgium | Austria | Estonia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Petrol | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97.6 | 95 | 100 | 100 |
| Diesel | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15.2 | 45 |
| Diesel | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 84.9 | 55 |
| Slovakia | EU-27 | EU-15 | United Kingdom | Ireland | France | Romania | Portugal | Italy | Lithuania | ||
| Petrol | % | 15 | 53.1 | 53.4 | 99.6 | 68 | 76 | 90.1 | 85.8 | 90.7 | 96.9 |
| Petrol | % | 84.5 | 46.9 | 46.6 | 0.4 | 32 | 24 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 3.1 |
| Diesel | % | 33.9 | 57.9 | 58.9 | 40.3 | 79.9 | 97.3 | 87.4 | 94.5 | 94.1 | 89.2 |
| Diesel | % | 66.1 | 42.1 | 41.1 | 59.7 | 20.1 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 10.8 |
| Spain | Greece | Latvia | The Czech Republic | Luxembourg | Cyprus | Slovenia | Malta | ||||
| Petrol | % | 87.4 | 92.8 | 100 | 98.6 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Petrol | % | 12.6 | 7.2 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diesel | % | 100 | 99.1 | 99.6 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Diesel | % | 0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Figure PR17-5: Concentration of benzene in fuels used in road transport
Sources:
EU Fuel Quality Reporting Slovenia (2007-2010)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol 95 | % (v/v) | 0.66 | 0.7 | 0.631 | 0.757 |
| Petrol 98 | % (v/v) | 0.77 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 0.597 |