Energy intensity of the Polish agri-food sector in the light of input-output tables
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| dc.abstract.en | The purpose of this paper is to assess the energy intensity of production in the Polish agri-food (agribusiness) sector, split into agriculture, food industry and supply subsectors, in the light of input-output tables. The study relies on input-output tables and physical energy flow accounts. Energy plays a key role in today’s society as it affects economic growth and the standards of living, while also being at the core of international conflicts, mainly caused by its limited resources. Compared to other sectors, agribusiness demonstrates particularly high levels of energy consumption. Agriculture, which is part of it, has a large share in the consumption of fuels derived from crude oil. This paper presents the consumption of energy in each of the four aggregates of agribusiness, as well as their GDP (in PPS) and energy consumption mix (split into 6 groups of energy carriers). The authors found that between 2014 and 2019, energy consumption in the agribusiness industry increased by ca. 9% and was accompanied by ca. 8% growth in GDP. The sector’s energy intensity was half more than the average level for the economy as a whole, and remained at ca. 5.6 TJ per EUR 1 million of GDP in PPS. Only the food industry was at a level of energy efficiency similar to that of the economy as a whole, whereas the agricultural supply subsector was the only one to demonstrate lower levels. Both the economy as a whole and the agribusiness sector clearly tend to reduce the share of coal and related products in the energy mix. | |
| dc.abstract.pl | Celem artykułu jest ocena zużycia energii w sektorze agrobiznesu w Polsce z podziałem na sektory rolnictwa, przemysłu spożywczego i ich zaopatrzenia. Do badań użyto metodę input-output, z wykorzystaniem tablic przepływów międzygałęziowych i fizycznych rachunków przepływu energii. Energia odgrywa kluczową rolę we współczesnym społeczeństwie, wpływając na wzrost gospodarczy, standard życia, a także jest źródłem konfliktów na arenie międzynarodowej, które wynikają głównie z jej ograniczonych źródeł. Agrobiznes jest sektorem charakteryzującym się szczególnie wysokim zużyciem energii w porównaniu do innych sektorów gospodarki. Rolnictwo, będące częścią agrobiznesu, wykazuje duży udział w zużyciu energii pochodzącej z paliw ropopochodnych. Przedstawiono zużycie energii w każdym z czterech agregatów agrobiznesu, ich wartość PKB PPS i energochłonność oraz strukturę zużycia energii z podziałem na 6 grup nośników energii. Stwierdzono, że w latach 2014-2019 zużycie energii w agrobiznesie wzrosło o około 9%, przy jednoczesnym wzroście PKB o około 8%. Energochłonność sektora była o połowę wyższa niż średnia energochłonność gospodarki, utrzymując się na poziomie około 5,6 TJ/mln euro PKB PPS. Jedynie przemysł spożywczy wykazywał zbliżoną energetyczną wydajność do gospodarki, a zmniejszenie energochłonności występowało tylko na etapie zaopatrzenia rolnictwa. Zarówno w gospodarce, jak i w sektorze agrobiznesu można zauważyć tendencję do zmniejszenia udziału węgla i jego produktów w miksie energetycznym. | |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Ekonomiczny | |
| dc.affiliation.institute | Katedra Ekonomii i Polityki Gospodarczej w Agrobiznesie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mrówczyńska-Kamińska, Aldona | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mańkowski, Kacper | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bajan, Bartłomiej | |
| dc.date.access | 2025-08-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-18T12:21:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-18T12:21:41Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2024-03-20 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to assess the energy intensity of production in the Polish agri-food (agribusiness) sector, split into agriculture, food industry and supply subsectors, in the light of input-output tables. The study relies on input-output tables and physical energy flow accounts. Energy plays a key role in today’s society as it affects economic growth and the standards of living, while also being at the core of international conflicts, mainly caused by its limited resources. Compared to other sectors, agribusiness demonstrates particularly high levels of energy consumption. Agriculture, which is part of it, has a large share in the consumption of fuels derived from crude oil. This paper presents the consumption of energy in each of the four aggregates of agribusiness, as well as their GDP (in PPS) and energy consumption mix (split into 6groups of energy carriers). The authors found that between2014 and2019, energy consumption in the agribusiness industry increased by ca.9% and was accompanied by ca.8% growth in GDP. The sector’s energy intensity was half more than the average level for the economy as a whole, and remained at ca.5.6TJ per EUR1million of GDP in PPS. Only the food industry was at a level of energy efficiency similar to that of the economy as a whole, whereas the agricultural supply subsector was the only one to demonstrate lower levels. Both the economy as a whole and the agribusiness sector clearly tend to reduce the share of coal and related products in the energy mix.</jats:p> | |
| dc.description.accesstime | at_publication | |
| dc.description.bibliography | il., bibliogr. | |
| dc.description.finance | publication_research | |
| dc.description.financecost | 800,00 | |
| dc.description.number | 1 | |
| dc.description.points | 40 | |
| dc.description.version | final_published | |
| dc.description.volume | 26 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5604/01.3001.0054.3948 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2657-7828 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2657-781X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4264 | |
| dc.identifier.weblink | https://rnseria.com/article/543948/en | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.language.other | pl | |
| dc.pbn.affiliation | economics and finance | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists | |
| dc.relation.pages | 183-199 | |
| dc.relation.project | This study was financed by the National Science Center under the PRELUDIUM BIS GRANT No. 2021/43/0/HS4/00968. | |
| dc.rights | CC-BY | |
| dc.sciencecloud | send | |
| dc.share.type | OPEN_JOURNAL | |
| dc.subject.en | agribusiness | |
| dc.subject.en | food production | |
| dc.subject.en | energy consumption | |
| dc.subject.en | energy mix | |
| dc.subject.en | input-output balance | |
| dc.subject.pl | agrobiznes | |
| dc.subject.pl | produkcja żywności | |
| dc.subject.pl | zużycie energii | |
| dc.subject.pl | mix energetyczny | |
| dc.subject.pl | bilans przepływów międzygałęziowych | |
| dc.title | Energy intensity of the Polish agri-food sector in the light of input-output tables | |
| dc.title.alternative | Energochłonność sektora rolno-żywnościowego w Polsce w świetle tabel przepływów międzygałęziowych | |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.volume | XXVI | |
| project.funder.name | This study was financed by the National Science Center under the PRELUDIUM BIS GRANT No. 2021/43/0/HS4/00968. |