Airline Ranking · As of July 16, 2026
LATAM Airlines Group
Ranked #22 of 32 carriers on what is already operationally available in 2026, not on a 2050 pledge.
Score out of 100
Below half marks · rank 22 of 32 · South America
Why LATAM Airlines Group lands here
Strong circularity story, but early on SAF and contrails.
That is 32.2 points behind the best-scoring carrier in the world, which itself only reaches 78.5. No carrier reaches 80, and 13 of 32 score below half marks.
What this score is built from
Eight decision areas, weighted by what moves emissions now
Each area is graded against what LATAM Airlines Group publishes, then scaled by how well that work is evidenced. Contrail avoidance carries the same weight as sustainable aviation fuel, because both are available today.
Where the points are
53.7 of the 100 points are still on the table for LATAM Airlines Group. The three largest sit here:
23.8
Contrail avoidance and non-CO₂ action
1.2 of 25 earned
12.0
SAF deployment and market-building
13.0 of 25 earned
6.9
Customer participation, checkout donation, and sustainability access
3.1 of 10 earned
SAF deployment and market-building
SAF
13.0 / 25
rough grade 4 of 5Devidence ×0.6512.0 points still availableThere is meaningful SAF intent or activity, but scale and disclosed evidence are still moderate.
Contrail avoidance and non-CO₂ action
Contrails
1.2 / 25
rough grade 0.5 of 5Eevidence ×0.3523.8 points still availableContrail work remains an early-stage or weakly documented area in the public record.
Fleet efficiency and operational decarbonization
Ops
9.0 / 12
rough grade 4 of 5Bevidence ×0.903.0 points still availableFleet renewal and operating-efficiency work are visible and material.
Climate governance and transparency
Governance
8.0 / 10
rough grade 4 of 5Aevidence ×1.002.0 points still availablePublic reporting is strong enough to compare targets, governance structure, and climate claims across reporting cycles.
Customer participation, checkout donation, and sustainability access
Customer
3.1 / 10
rough grade 4.5 of 5Eevidence ×0.356.9 points still availableCustomer-facing climate participation is limited, hard to find, or not embedded in the booking path.
Ground operations, waste, and circularity
Ground
4.2 / 6
rough grade 3.5 of 5Aevidence ×1.001.8 points still availableLATAM scores better on circularity and social-logistics style work than on the two highest-weight climate pillars.
Community and nonprofit investment
Community
3.6 / 6
rough grade 3 of 5Aevidence ×1.002.4 points still availableThere is real community activity, but the reporting or scale is moderate.
Climate advocacy and sector collaboration
Advocacy
4.2 / 6
rough grade 3.5 of 5Aevidence ×1.001.8 points still availableThe airline is visibly engaged in sector collaboration, policy work, or broader climate signaling beyond internal operations.
Evidence codes
- A×1.00Current quantified disclosure or clearly documented live program.
- B×0.90Good disclosure with small limits.
- C×0.80Older-cycle, group-level, proxy, or incomplete quantified evidence.
- D×0.65Fragmented or partial proxy evidence.
- E×0.35No credible public evidence; floor only.
Grades are recorded to the nearest half point, so the published pillar score is the authoritative figure and the grade is a rounded description of it. Evidence quality for LATAM Airlines Group overall is rated medium.
How LATAM Airlines Group compares
Either side in the table
Korean Air is one place ahead at 47.3, and Turkish Airlines one place behind at 45.6.
Within South America
Ranked 1 of 4 carriers scored in South America, the highest-scoring carrier in the region.
Who already leads the areas LATAM Airlines Group is losing most
Contrail avoidance and non-CO₂ action
American Airlines earns 25.0 of 25 here. LATAM Airlines Group earns 1.2.
SAF deployment and market-building
Air France-KLM earns 23.0 of 25 here. LATAM Airlines Group earns 13.0.
Customer participation, checkout donation, and sustainability access
IAG earns 9.4 of 10 here. LATAM Airlines Group earns 3.1.
If you work at LATAM Airlines Group
We can tell you which points are cheapest to win
Two of the eight areas, booking-path participation and published uptake, are the ones our own real-money research speaks to directly: a redesigned donation step roughly doubled giving across three carriers, with no cost in brand favorability or booking intent.
Think we have this wrong? If we have missed a published program, send it over and we will re-score and note the change.