Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Samoa stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 34.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 83rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.0% | — |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.1% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 15.4% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 15.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.