The Data

The graph above depicts your skydiving emissions2, 3, 4 in relation to driving for 30.000km5 and a transatlantic return flight.6, 7, 8



Please note that data for the graphs is based on emissions from a highly efficiently operated Supervan with short taxis and fast loading. If your home dropzone uses a different aircraft, those figures are considerably higher. Have a look at the comparison sheet here to see emissions for your aircraft. For reference, the following graph compares the Supervan (lowest emissions) to the MI-8 Helicopter (highest emissions):

Next up: What about all that time flying in the windtunnel?9, 10, 11

Let's also have a look at how we compare to the average EU citizen:12

As a quick resume, here are the graphs above in numbers:

Driving your car for 30.000km equals 404 skydives

One transatlantic flight (AMS-ORD) equals 269 skydives

A skydiver with 250 jumps and 5h of tunnel yearly emits 46.6% more CO2 than the average European citizen

Skydiving is a very entertaining but also highly polluting activity. It is important to be aware of the impact our sport has on the environment. Also, to be able to have an informed discussion, it is generally more favorable to talk about facts and figures instead of using words such as less and more. Of course this data may vary greatly depending on the source. For the calculations above, real world fuel burn data was gathered from Skydive Flanders. Only official or peer-reviewed publications were used for statistical data about CO2 emissions in different sectors. However, if something still seems off to you, please get in touch so we can figure out together whether some data on this website needs to be adjusted.