The carbon efficiency of flights varies widely across airports around the world

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km,

weighted average across arrival

and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km,

weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km,

weighted average across arrival

and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km,

weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient

Grams of CO2 per paying passenger km, weighted average across arrival and departure flights

50

90

110

140

170

230

320

650 max

Brazil

Efficient flights

dominate

North America

Inefficient flights

are common

India

Flights tend

to be efficient

Africa

Many flights

are inefficient