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Biomass Flows

Explore the supply and use of agricultural, forestry and fisheries biomass in the EU.

  • Visualisation | Last updated: 20 May 2025
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.

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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
Coverage:
EU
Source:
Data portal of agro-economics research - DataM
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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
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