ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Samoa
Samoa: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 14.75 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Samoa is 14.75 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Samoa peaked at 22.48 1000 No in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.75 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Samoa 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.61 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 21.82 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21.81 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.48 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 21.94 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 21.48 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 21.69 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 21.43 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 21.21 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.84 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 20.08 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 19.99 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.81 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.06 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 19.71 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.86 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.9 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.97 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.44 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.74 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.61 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.9 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.71 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.45 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.95 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.73 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.17 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.41 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.21 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 16.77 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.59 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 16 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 15.25 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 14.75 1000 No | -3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14.75 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.69 1000 No, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14.75 1000 No is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 308.36 1000 No, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.72 1000 No | 21.21 1000 No | 22.48 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.07 1000 No | 19.71 1000 No | 20.84 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.16 1000 No | 17.41 1000 No | 19.9 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.09 1000 No | 14.75 1000 No | 17.21 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 168 Cabo Verde 18.44 1000 No compare
- 169 Suriname 16.53 1000 No compare
- 170 Cyprus 15.78 1000 No compare
- 172 Puerto Rico 13.15 1000 No compare
- 173 Montenegro 10.91 1000 No compare
- 174 Iceland 8.56 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Samoa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Samoa was 14.75 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.48 1000 No in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.75 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.