Biomass Flows

Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre

The diagram represents the flows of biomass for each sector of the bioeconomy, from supply to uses including trade. It enables deeper analysis and comparison of the different countries and sectors across a defined time series. This diagram is a compilation of harmonised data from the various units contributing to the Biomass project.

References:

Gurría Albusac, Patricia; González Hermoso, Hugo; Cazzaniga, Noemi; Jasinevičius, Gediminas; Mubareka, Sarah; De Laurentiis, Valeria; Patinha Caldeira, Carla; Sala, Serenella; Ronchetti, Giulia; Guillén Garcia, Jordi; Banja, Manjola; Ronzon, Tévécia; Tamošiūnas, Saulius; M'barek, Robert (2017): EU Biomass flows. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/34178536-7fd1-4d5e-b0d4-116be8e4b124

Gurria Albusac, P., Gonzalez Hermoso, H., Cazzaniga, N., Jasinevičius, G., Mubareka, S., De Laurentiis, V., Patinha Caldeira, C., Sala, S., Ronchetti, G., Guillen Garcia, J., Ronzon, T. and M'barek, R., EU Biomass Flows: update 2022, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-49477-5, doi:10.2760/082220, JRC128384

Gurría, P., González, H., Ronzon, T., Tamosiunas, S., López, R., García Condado, S., Ronchetti, G., Guillén, J., Banja, M., Fiore, G., M'Barek R., Biomass flows in the European Union: The EU Biomass Flows tool, version 2020, EUR 30454 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-25378-5, doi:10.2760/14342, JRC122379

Camia A., Robert N., Jonsson R. , Pilli R. , García-Condado S., López-Lozano R., van der Velde M., Ronzon T., Gurría P., M’Barek, R., Tamosiunas S., Fiore G., Araujo R., Hoepffner N., Marelli L., Giuntoli J., Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union. First results from an integrated assessment, EUR 28993EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2018, ISBN978-92-79-77237-5, doi:10.2760/539520, JRC109869

Gurria Albusac P, Ronzon T, Tamosiunas S, Lopez Lozano R, Garcia Condado S, Guillen Garcia J, Cazzaniga N, Jonsson K, Banja M, Fiore G, Camia A and M`barek R. Biomass flows in the European Union The Sankey biomass diagram – towards a cross-set integration of biomass . EUR 28565 EN. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications Office of the European Union; 2017. JRC106502

Timeseries:

2008 - 2020

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Source:

Data portal of agro-economics research - DataM

Originally Published \| Last Updated	18 Mar 2020 \| 20 May 2025
Unit(s) of measurement	1000 T of dry matter
Related organisation(s)	JRC - Joint Research Centre
Knowledge service \| Metadata	Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre
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