Abstract

This article, based on the breakdown of energy matrices from 2000 to 2014, compatible with the input-output matrices of Brazil, indicates that the Soya Chain in agribusiness accounts for 12.70% of GDP, 12.10% of jobs, 9.80% of energy consumption and 8.70% of CO2 emissions. There was a structural change based on the expansion of soybeans to soybean processing and processing, as well as a significant use of renewable energy that reaches 59.05% of the chain and represents 71.48% of its emissions. Thus, in energy consumption the chain presents activities that reconcile accelerated economic growth with the preservation of the environment.