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SAF airlines

Carriers with the largest sustainable aviation fuel uplift worldwide.

52 airlines ranked

Top airlines using SAF globally

Indicative annual sustainable aviation fuel uplift by carrier, with SAF share of total fuel burn.

10/52
Measure shownSAF uplift (Ml/yr)— unit: million litres of SAF uplifted / year

Estimated sustainable aviation fuel the carrier actually uplifts into its aircraft each year, in million litres. Bigger tiles mean more SAF burned in absolute terms.

Tile size and colour both scale with the value (040 million litres of SAF uplifted / year). Hover a tile for its own figures.

United Airlines logo
United Airlines
Largest US SAF offtake portfolio and Sustainable Flight Fund.
40
Private / state-owned
Air France-KLM logo
Air France-KLM
Meets French and Dutch blending mandates; long-term Neste supply.
38
Private / state-owned
Lufthansa Group logo
Lufthansa Group
EU ReFuelEU blending plus corporate SAF programmes.
30
Private / state-owned
IAG (British Airways) logo
IAG (British Airways)
Targets 10% SAF by 2030; UK mandate compliance.
28
Private / state-owned
Delta Air Lines logo
Delta Air Lines
Multiple US offtakes incl. Gevo and Neste.
25
Private / state-owned
Singapore Airlines logo
Singapore Airlines
Singapore 1% SAF levy from 2026.
18
Private / state-owned
American Airlines logo
American Airlines
Gevo and Infinium supply agreements.
16
Private / state-owned
Qantas logo
Qantas
London and California uplift, domestic SAF fund.
12
Private / state-owned
Japan Airlines logo
Japan Airlines
Japan 10% SAF-by-2030 target.
10
Private / state-owned
Ryanair
9.5
040Colour and tile size: million litres of SAF uplifted / year

Estimates from airline sustainability reports, offtake announcements and regulatory disclosures. Click any row for the latest SAF news for that carrier. Market capitalisation figures are approximate latest-available values in USD, shown for context only — always verify current valuations before use.

Figures as reported for 2024 · last reviewed 2026-09-01 · Sources & method

Data sources & references
  • Dataset: Carriers ranked by annual sustainable aviation fuel uplift and by SAF as a share of their total jet fuel burn. Figures as reported for 2024; last reviewed 2026-09-01.
  • United Airlines — Corporate Impact Report — Sustainable Aviation Fuel (2025): https://corporateimpact.united.com/environmental-sustainability/sustainable-aviation-fuel/
  • Lufthansa Group — Sustainability Fact Sheet 2024 (2025): https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/more/LH-Factsheet-Sustainability-2024.pdf
  • Air France-KLM — Full Year 2024 results and sustainability disclosures (2025): https://www.airfranceklm.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/fy-2024-afklm-press-release.pdf
  • IATA — SAF production and uptake tracker (2026): https://www.iata.org/en/programs/sustainability/sustainable-aviation-fuels/
  • ICAO — CORSIA eligible fuels and SAF reporting framework (2025): https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/CORSIA/Pages/default.aspx
  • Yahoo Finance — Delayed market quotes — primary listing of each covered entity (2026): https://finance.yahoo.com/
  • Company identifiers and logos: Logo.dev brand API.
  • Full dataset documentation, coverage rules and limitations: https://www.globalbioenergywatch.org/data-sources

Figures are compiled from the primary public sources listed above and may lag the latest filings — always cross-verify against those sources before use in compliance or investment decisions.