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The JRC - Bioeconomics dataset has been elaborated jointly by JRC and the nova-Institute (nova-Institut für politische und ökologische Innovation GmbH). This database quantifies employment, value added and turnover in the Bioeconomy and in bioeconomy sectors, namely agriculture, forestry, fishing, the manufacture of food, beverage and tobacco, the manufacture of bio-based textile, the manufacture of wood and wood products, the manufacture of paper, the manufacture of bio-based chemicals, the manufacture of bio-based pharmaceuticals, the manufacture of bioplastics, the manufacture of liquid biofuels and the production of bioelectricity. The geographical scope of this database is the EU, processed as aggregate and at individual EU Member state level.

Contributors

Hugo González Hermoso; Jesús Lasarte López; Narendar Poranki; Olaf Porc; Robert M'barek; Saulius Tamošiūnas

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Jobs and wealth in the EU bioeconomy / JRC - Bioeconomics. [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.P7YA6ER PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/7d7d5481-2d02-4b36-8e79-697b04fa4278

Keywords

bioeconomicsbioeconomy

Data access

JRC - Bioeconomics
ZIP

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Dataset - bulk download - zip file with CSV inside

Jobs and wealth in the EU bioeconomy
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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Interactive infographics in the EC's Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Jobs and wealth in the EU bioeconomy
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Interactive infographics in the EC Data-Modelling agro-economics platform (DataM)

JRC - Bioeconomics
CSV

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Dataset - Interactive download - CSV format

Publications

Publication
A systematic approach to understanding and quantifying the EU's bioeconomy
Bio-based and Applied Economics
Publication
Bioeconomy Report 2016
Publications Office of the European Union
Publication
Has the European Union entered a bioeconomy transition? Combining an output-based approach with a shift-share analysis
Environment, Development and Sustainability
Publication
An output-based measurement of EU bioeconomy services: Marrying statistics with policy insight
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
Publication
EU bioeconomy monitoring system indicators update - Jobs and value added in the EU bioeconomy 2020 (BMS-Jobs&Growth, May 2023 release)
Publications Office of the European Union
Publication
Socioeconomic Indicators to Monitor the EU's Bioeconomy in Transition
Sustainability
Publication
Developments of Economic Growth and Employment in Bioeconomy Sectors across the EU
Sustainability
Publication
Jobs and growth in the bioeconomy
Publications Office of the European Union

Spatial coverage

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2008-01-01 2023-01-01

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-DATAM (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
annual

The event occurs once a year.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food

dataset theme covering the domains of agriculture which involves the cultivation of plants and livestock; fisheries which focuses on the harvesting of fish from wild or farmed sources; forestry which relates to the management and conservation of forests and woodlands; and food which includes substances that provide nutritional support to organisms
Economy and finance

dataset theme covering the domains of economic activity which involves production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, and finance activity focusing on the management of money at the individual, company, or government level

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2022-01-10
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
16 Oct 2025 00:00
Landing page
https://datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/7d7d5481-2d02-4b36-8e79-697b04fa4278
Other identifiers
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