THE 5 MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF TABASCO - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The main economic activities of Tabasco are commerce, with a contribution of 38,538 million to the local Gross Domestic Product (GDP); construction with 19,969 million; mining with 257,130 million; real estate services and rental of goods with 29,069 million and transport, mail and storage; with 12,740 million.

Together they represent 82.2% of the state GDP, whose total in 2015 reached 433,857 million pesos; 3.2% of the national GDP.

The sectors considered strategic in the state are: agro-industrial, mining, tourism, services, and renewable energies.

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Main economic activities in Tabasco

1- Agroindustries

The abundant rainfall represents a problem for agriculture given the insufficient infrastructure to drain excess water.

The most important perennial crops in relation to the planted area are: cocoa, placing Tabasco as the first national producer; coconut and sugar cane.

Regarding annual products, corn, rice, sorghum and beans are important.

The state ranks first in the nation in lemon production, with exports to the United States and Canada.

In livestock it is also distinguished; being the number one national supplier of beef and ranking among the main exporters.

In 2010 it produced 55,000 tons of beef and 100.27 million liters of milk.

This production sector is more profitable than agriculture or mining. There are about 2000 species for breeding, including poultry, pigs and cattle.

Statistics from 2006 show that 67% of the state territory is destined to the agricultural industry.

Unfortunately, this productive sector has not been exploited to its maximum volume. This is mainly due to the fact that investment has focused on perfecting oil exploitation, a sector that is in decline.

2 - Oil mining

Tabasco is the leader in hydrocarbon reserves, the second national producer and the eighth among the oil powers of America.

There are the deposits called "giants": "Pareto", which could contain 130,000 reserve barrels and "Navegante", more than 500,000.

Two complex gas processors stand out: the “Ciudad Pemex” and the “Complejo Nuevo Pemex”.

It has the petrochemical unit "La Venta"; dehydration plants, injection plants, compression stations, sales agencies and nearly 1000 exploitation wells.

Pemex develops "Litoral de Tabasco"; project with reserves estimated at 740 million barrels.

3 - Tourism

The local industry offers natural and archaeological destinations, beaches, recreational centers, museums and cultural attractions.

It has archaeological sites open to the public and about a thousand sites, the vast majority unexplored.

Pirates, civil wars and military riots have left very few colonial traces. However, some old buildings can still be seen.

Regarding ecotourism, the second longest Canopy in Latin America, waterfalls, lagoons and sulphurous rivers stand out.

In its 191 kilometers of coastline you can find various beaches and nestled in the Tabasco mountains, the picturesque Magical Town of Tapijulapa.

4 - Services

There are a total of five ports in Tabasco, two predominantly commercial, two fishing and one oil.

It has an international airport and 22 aerodromes; 10,623 km of roads and 300 km of railways.

5 - Renewable energies

As part of the strategy to diversify the economy, Tabasco has had a pilot plant since 2016 for the production of biomass with accelerated sustainable cultivation of microalgae.

7,000 liters of biofuel will be produced there and the construction of another that achieves up to 12 million liters per year is being analyzed.

6- Manufacturing industry

This sector is the least productive within the state; however, it represents a considerable percentage within the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Since agriculture and oil mining are in a consolidated position, it is logical that manufacturing will focus on products associated with these branches.

This implies that the manufacturing industry is directly dependent on the agricultural industry and oil production.

The production of petroleum-derived chemicals represents 20% of the revenues of the manufacturing sector in the region.

For its part, the production of food, beverages and tobacco represents 58% of contributions to the sector.

References

1. Economic and State Information. Tabasco. Obtained from www.gob.mx
2. Tabasco. Obtained from economia.gob.mx
3. Tabasco Economic Structure in synthesis. Obtained from inegi.org.mx
4. Tabasco. Obtained from Wikipedia
5. Tabasco promotes clean energy projects. Obtained from eleconomista.com.mx