Latvian Bioeconomy: Forestry, Agriculture, and Circular Economy Transition
Bioeconomy sectors in Latvia: forestry, agriculture, bioenergy, biomaterials, and aquaculture contribute €2.8 billion in value and employ 124,600 people.
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The Latvian bioeconomy spans five sectors: food and agriculture, forestry and wood production, bioenergy and biomaterials, and fishing and aquaculture. In 2020, it contributed €2.8 billion in added value and employed 124,600 people. Forestry and wood production was the largest sector, with €1.3 billion in value added (46.3%) and 45.96 thousand employees. Food and agriculture contributed €1.2 billion, with 69.62 thousand employees. Latvia ranks 4th in Europe for forest area per person and 2nd for agricultural land per person. Data from the JRC Joint Research Centre.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Latvia
- Authors
- Magdalena Borzęcka
- Purpose
- Support decision-making and strategic planning, Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Aug 08, 2025
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
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- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords