Portuguese Bioeconomy: Key Facts and Statistics
Portugal's bioeconomy drives innovation in agriculture, forestry, bioenergy, and biotechnology across 3.6 million hectares, supporting 620,000 jobs and contributing €25 billion in value.
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Portugal's bioeconomy contributes €25 billion in added value and employs 620,000 people, driven by agriculture (3.6 Mha, 39% land use), forestry (36% land cover), fisheries, aquaculture (€1.2B in 2021), and bioenergy (679 MW capacity, 1.7 Mt/year wood pellets). Key sectors include olive and cork production (140,000 tons/year), biorefineries, and over 200 biotech startups like Agro Grin Tech and AlgaPlus. National strategies include the Sustainable Bioeconomy Action Plan, Circular Economy Action Plan, and Blue Bioeconomy Roadmap. The EU reports 19 Mtoe of annual food waste and net biomass imports of 12.24 Mtoe.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Portugal, Europe
- Authors
- André David Dias Pires
- Purpose
- Communication, Dissemination, Support decision-making and strategic planning
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Jan 01, 2025
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
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- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords