Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Samoa

Employment in agriculture in Samoa in 2025 — 26.9%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.5 pp.

2025 26.9% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 182
Period maximum 39.5%1994
Period minimum 26.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Samoa, 1991–20252530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 39.4%1992: 39.4%1993: 38.9%1994: 39.5%1995: 38.4%1996: 37.5%1997: 37.6%1998: 37%1999: 36.6%2000: 35.9%2001: 34.7%2002: 34.3%2003: 33.8%2004: 34%2005: 33.2%2006: 33.3%2007: 33.1%2008: 32.9%2009: 33.4%2010: 32.3%2011: 31.9%2012: 32.3%2013: 32.4%2014: 31.8%2015: 31.2%2016: 30.4%2017: 29.9%2018: 29.7%2019: 29.2%2020: 30%2021: 30.1%2022: 30.3%2023: 29.2%2024: 27.7%2025: 26.9%
Change over the period: −12.5 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 26.9%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.9 −0.9 pp
2024 27.7 −1.5 pp
2023 29.2 −1.1 pp
2022 30.3 +0.2 pp
2021 30.1 +0 pp
2020 30 +0.8 pp
2019 29.2 −0.5 pp
2018 29.7 −0.2 pp
2017 29.9 −0.4 pp
2016 30.4 −0.9 pp
2015 31.2 −0.6 pp
2014 31.8 −0.6 pp
2013 32.4 +0.1 pp
2012 32.3 +0.4 pp
2011 31.9 −0.5 pp
2010 32.3 −1.1 pp
2009 33.4 +0.5 pp
2008 32.9 −0.2 pp
2007 33.1 −0.2 pp
2006 33.3 +0.1 pp
2005 33.2 −0.7 pp
2004 34 +0.2 pp
2003 33.8 −0.6 pp
2002 34.3 −0.4 pp
2001 34.7 −1.2 pp
2000 35.9 −0.7 pp
1999 36.6 −0.4 pp
1998 37 −0.6 pp
1997 37.6 +0.1 pp
1996 37.5 −0.9 pp
1995 38.4 −1.1 pp
1994 39.5 +0.6 pp
1993 38.9 −0.5 pp
1992 39.4 −0 pp
1991 39.4

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.