Agriculture
This sector focuses on agricultural processes, notably encompassing the energy consumption and produced emissions related to agriculture, forestry and fishing activities, such as from stationary plants, off-road vehicles, and machinery used in the sector. This module does not cover the activities related to the production of agricultural fertilisers, which are part of the industry mode (and specifically the chemical industry). Moreover, this sector does not include activities related to land management, conservation and ecosystems, which are considered part of the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sector, not covered in OMNIA.
This sector is represented with an aggregated approach. In this approach, a generic technology covers all the energy flows in the sector to deliver the agricultural energy demand (Fig. 18). From a mitigation perspective of the sector, along the time horizon, the main key lever is fuel switching to alternative or renewable fuels. Data needed in this sector is presented in the table below.
Fig. 18 Agriculture sector representation.
Key data sources for the agriculture sector (non-exhaustive)
Description |
Source(s) |
|---|---|
Energy consumption |
UN Energy Balance (United Nations (a), 2025); |