Editing PAL (section)

== Countries and territories that are using or once used PAL ==
{{See also|DVB-T#Countries and territories using DVB-T}}

Below are lists of countries and territories that used or once used the PAL system. Many of these have converted or are converting PAL to [[DVB-T]] (most countries), [[DVB-T2]] (most countries), [[Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast|DTMB]] (China, Hong Kong and Macau) or [[ISDB-T International|ISDB-Tb]] (Sri Lanka, Maldives, Botswana, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).

A legacy list of PAL users in 1998 is available on ''Recommendation ITU-R BT.470-6 - Conventional Television Systems, Appendix 1 to Annex 1''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/bt/R-REC-BT.470-6-199811-S!!PDF-E.pdf |title=Recommendation ITU-R BT.470-6 - Conventional Television Systems |publisher=ITU Radiocommunication Assembly |year=1998 |pages=29–34 |access-date=19 January 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121001941/https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/bt/R-REC-BT.470-6-199811-S!!PDF-E.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Using PAL B, D, G, H, K or I ===
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* {{flag|Afghanistan}} (used SECAM)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998">{{cite book |author1=Michael Hegarty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5YjHecPlPS8C&pg=PA260 |title=Classrooms for Distance Teaching and Learning: A Blueprint |author2=Anne Phelan |author3=Lisa Kilbride |date=1 January 1998 |publisher=[[Leuven University Press]] |isbn=978-90-6186-867-5 |pages=260– |access-date=16 December 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006175837/https://books.google.com/books?id=5YjHecPlPS8C&pg=PA260#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Algeria}}
* {{flag|Angola}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Armenia}}
* {{flag|Bahrain}} (DVB-T introduction in assessment)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Bhutan}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Botswana}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Cameroon}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Cape Verde}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Christmas Island}}
* {{flag|Comoros}}
* {{flag|Cook Islands}} (see New Zealand)
* {{flag|Djibouti}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Eritrea}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Eswatini}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Ethiopia}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Falkland Islands}} (UHF only)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Fiji}}
* {{flag|Gambia}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Iraq}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/> (DVB-T introduction in assessment)
* {{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="shop.sandbag.uk.com">{{cite web |title=PAL / NTSC / SECAM countries list |url=http://shop.sandbag.uk.com/OneGiantLeap/PALNTSCInfo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221173323/http://shop.sandbag.uk.com/OneGiantLeap/PALNTSCInfo.html |archive-date=21 February 2016 |access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref> (DVB-T introduction in assessment)
* {{flag|Kiribati}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Kuwait}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Laos}} (Once experimented in PAL-M)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Lebanon}} (uses PAL for Lebanese channels)
* {{flag|Lesotho}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Liberia}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Libya}}
* {{flag|Malawi}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Maldives}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Mauritius}}
* {{flag|Mozambique}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Myanmar}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/> (Unofficially, only for non-terrestrial)
* {{flag|Nauru}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Nepal}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Niue}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Norfolk Island}} (see Australia)
* {{flag|North Korea}} (used SECAM until 1990s)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Oman}} (DVB-T introduction in assessment)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Palestine}} (DVB-T introduction in assessment)
* {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha}} (Two PAL-I analogue TV services operated by BFBS)
* {{flag|Samoa}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
* {{flag|Seychelles}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Sierra Leone}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
* {{flag|Somalia}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|South Africa}} (Simulcast in DVB-T)
* {{flag|South Sudan}}
* {{flag|Sri Lanka}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Sudan}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Syria|1932}} (along with SECAM)<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Timor-Leste}}
* {{flag|Tonga}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/> (Simulcast in DVB-T)
* {{flag|Turkey}}
* {{flag|Tuvalu}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Uganda}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Vanuatu}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>
* {{flag|Yemen}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/> (DVB-T introduction in assessment)
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref name="HegartyPhelan1998"/>

=== PAL-M ===
* {{flag|Brazil}}{{efn|Simulcast in ISDB-Tb started on 2 December 2007. PAL broadcasting in its final stages of abandonment, the complete shutdown is scheduled to 2025.}}

=== PAL-N ===
* {{flag|Argentina}}{{efn|Simulcast in ISDB-Tb started on 28 August 2008. PAL broadcasting in its final stages of abandonment, the complete shutdown is scheduled to 2025.}}
* {{flag|Paraguay}} (Simulcast in ISDB-Tb)
* {{flag|Uruguay}} (Simulcast in ISDB-Tb)

=== Countries and territories that have ceased using PAL ===
The following countries and territories no longer use PAL for terrestrial broadcasts, and are in process of converting from PAL to [[DVB-T]]/[[DVB-T2|T2]], [[DTMB]] or [[ISDB#ISDB-T|ISDB-T]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country
! Switched to
! Switchover completed
|-
| {{ALB}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2019-10-01</span>1 October 2019
|-
| {{AND}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2007-09-25</span>25 September 2007
|-
| {{AUS}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2013-12-10</span>10 December 2013
|-
| {{AUT}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2010-06-07</span>7 June 2011
|-
| {{AZE}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-06-17</span>17 June 2015
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-11-30</span>30 November 2024
|-
| {{BEL}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-03-01</span>1 March 2010
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-12-31</span>31 December 2024
|-
| {{BRN}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-01-01</span>1 January 2015
|-
| {{BUL}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2013-09-30</span>30 September 2013
|-
| {{CAM}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2015-01-01</span>1 January 2015
|-
| {{CHN}}
| [[Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast|DTMB]]
| <span style="display:none">2021-03-31</span>31 March 2021
|-
| {{HRV}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2020-11-12</span>12 November 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Prijelaz na DVB-T2 TV signal s HEVC (H.265) sažimanjem {{!}} OIV digitalni signali i mreže |url=https://gledajbezbrige.oiv.hr/dvb-t2-prijelaz/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=gledajbezbrige.oiv.hr |language=hr |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102104019/https://gledajbezbrige.oiv.hr/dvb-t2-prijelaz/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{CYP}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2011-07-01</span>1 July 2011
|-
| {{CZE}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2012-06-30</span>30 June 2012
|-
| {{DEN}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2009-11-01</span>1 November 2009
|-
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-09-30</span>30 September 2024
|-
| {{EST}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-07-01</span>1 July 2010
|-
| {{FRO}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2002–12</span>December 2002
|-
| {{FIN}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2007-09-01</span>1 September 2007
|-
| {{GEO}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-07-01</span>1 July 2015
|-
| {{GER}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2009-06-04</span>4 June 2009
|-
| {{GHA}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2015-06</span>June 2015
|-
| {{GRE}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-02-05</span>6 February 2015
|-
| {{GIB}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-12-31</span>31 December 2012
|-
| {{GGY}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-11-17</span>17 November 2010
|-
| {{HKG}}
| DTMB
| <span style="display:none">2020-12-01</span>1 December 2020
|-
| {{HUN}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2013-10-31</span>31 October 2013
|-
| {{ISL}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2015-02-02</span>2 February 2015
|-
| {{IND}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-03-31</span>31 March 2015
|-
| {{INA}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2023-08-12</span>12 August 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Siaran TV Analog Disetop di Seluruh RI 12 Agustus 2023 |url=https://www.detik.com/jabar/berita/d-6870993/siaran-tv-analog-disetop-di-seluruh-ri-12-agustus-2023 |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=detik.com |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015124141/https://www.detik.com/jabar/berita/d-6870993/siaran-tv-analog-disetop-di-seluruh-ri-12-agustus-2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{IRN}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2014-12-19</span>19 December 2014
|-
| {{IRL}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-10-24</span>24 October 2012
|-
| {{IMN}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-10-24</span>24 October 2012
|-
| {{ISR}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2011-06-13</span>13 June 2011
|-
| {{ITA}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-07-04</span>4 July 2012
|-
| {{JEY}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-11-17</span>17 November 2010
|-
| {{KEN}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-03</span>March 2015
|-
| {{LAT}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-06-01</span>1 June 2010
|-
| {{LTU}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-10-29</span>29 October 2012
|-
| {{LUX}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2006-09-01</span>1 September 2006
|-
| {{MAC}}
| DTMB
| <span style="display:none">2023-06-30</span>30 June 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=TDM to switch off analogue television transmission system |url=https://www.tdm.com.mo/en/news-detail/850844 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=TDM |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713035410/https://www.tdm.com.mo/en/news-detail/850844 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{MKD}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2013-05-31</span>31 May 2013
|-
| {{MAS}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2019-10-31</span>31 October 2019
|-
| {{MLT}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2011-10-31</span>31 October 2011
|-
| {{MON}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2011-05-24</span>24 May 2011
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-12-31</span>31 December 2024
|-
| {{flag|Mongolia}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-12-20</span>20 December 2024
|-
| {{MNE}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2015-06-17</span>17 June 2015
|-
| {{NAM}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2014-09-13</span>13 September 2014
|-
| {{NED}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2006-12-14</span>14 December 2006
|-
| {{NZL}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2013-12-01</span>1 December 2013
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2024-12-15</span>15 December 2024
|-
| {{NOR}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2009-12</span>December 2009<ref>{{cite web |date=17 March 2020 |title=TV og radio |url=https://www.nkom.no/fritid/digital-radio/digitalt-bakkenett/digitalt-bakkenett-i-norge |access-date=28 April 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208003447/http://www.nkom.no/fritid/digital-radio/digitalt-bakkenett/digitalt-bakkenett-i-norge |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{POL}}
| DVB-T2<ref>{{cite web |title=Zmiana standardu nadawania kanałów TVP na DVB-T2/HEVC - Nowa telewizja cyfrowa (DVB-T2) - Portal Gov.pl |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/dvbt2/zmiana-standardu-nadawania-kanalow-tvp-na-dvb-t2hevc2 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Nowa telewizja cyfrowa (DVB-T2) |language=pl-PL |archive-date=6 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006175838/https://www.gov.pl/web/dvbt2/zmiana-standardu-nadawania-kanalow-tvp-na-dvb-t2hevc2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| <span style="display:none">2013-07-23</span>23 July 2013
|-
| {{POR}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-04-26</span>26 April 2012
|-
| {{QAT}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2012-02-13</span>13 February 2012
|-
| {{ROM}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2016-12-31</span>31 December 2016
|-
| {{RWA}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2014-03</span>March 2014
|-
| {{SMR}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-12-02</span>2 December 2010
|-
| {{KSA}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2012-02-13</span>13 February 2012
|-
| {{SRB}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2015-06-07</span>7 June 2015
|-
| {{SIN}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2019-01-02</span>2 January 2019
|-
| {{SVK}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2012-12-31</span>31 December 2012
|-
| {{SLO}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2010-12-01</span>1 December 2010
|-
| {{ESP}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2010-04-03</span>3 April 2010
|-
| {{SWE}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2007-10-29</span>29 October 2007
|-
| {{SUI}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2007-11-26</span>26 November 2007
|-
| {{TAN}}
| DVB-T
| <span style="display:none">2014-07</span>July 2014
|-
| {{THA}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2020-03-26</span>26 March 2020
|-
| {{UKR}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2016-12-31</span>31 December 2016
|-
| {{UAE}}
| DVB-T and DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2012-02-13</span>13 February 2012
|-
| {{UK}}
| [[DVB-T]] (SD) and [[DVB-T2]] (HD)
| <span style="display:none">2012-10-24</span>24 October 2012
|-
| {{VIE}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2020-12-28</span>28 December 2020
|-
| {{ZAM}}
| DVB-T2
| <span style="display:none">2014-12-31</span>31 December 2014
|}