Qatar Airways sustainability score: 20/100
Better than 5% of Airlines / Aviation
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Qatar Airways is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Doha. Operating 170+ destinations with a fleet exceeding 250 aircraft, it ranks among the world's largest airlines by international traffic.
More about Qatar Airways
The airline is part of the oneworld alliance and serves as a major hub for Middle Eastern and intercontinental travel.
Founded 1993Head office Doha, QatarStaff ~53,000Revenue ~$22.2BWebsite ↗
Qatar Airways reports a one-year group inventory with assurance on Scope 1, but its Scope 3 covers purchased electricity only. SAF uptake remains negligible while the airline expands. The airline lacks science-aligned targets, has faced greenwashing complaints, and belongs to IATA, which actively opposes EU climate policy.
Qatar Airways scores 20/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places Qatar Airways joint 973rd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 21st of 23 in Airlines / Aviation.
What is Qatar Airways doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (0/10, 1/10).
Where Qatar Airways lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain1/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is1/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports3/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Qatar Airways's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Qatar Airways's score changed?
Qatar Airways's score has been reviewed 3 times and currently stands where it started, at 20.
- 18 → 20+27 November 2026
Sources replaced with the company's own or independent reports. Emissions figures updated from its own report, and question 1 raised.
- 20 → 18-218 August 2026
Re-classified Aerospace[38] -> Airlines / Aviation[28]; score 20->18
- Scored 206 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Qatar Airways's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
54% of them were published by Qatar Airways itself; the rest come from independent sources.
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How does Qatar Airways compare with other airlines / aviation companies?
Where Qatar Airways sits among airlines / aviation peers.
Among the 23 major airlines / aviation brands we've scored, Qatar Airways is tied =21st of 23, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Airlines / Aviation?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Qatar Airways.
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