Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Samoa
Samoa: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 59.52 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Samoa, 2012–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 59.52 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Samoa peaked at 72.22 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.52 %, in 2022.
That places Samoa 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 68.34 % | — |
| 2013 | 70.92 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 71.36 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.22 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.92 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.75 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 66.63 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 64.56 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 62.47 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 59.52 % | -4.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 59.52 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.09 %, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 59.52 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.52 %, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.11 % | 66.63 % | 72.22 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.18 % | 59.52 % | 64.56 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 36 Greece 60.24 % compare
- 37 North Macedonia 59.77 % compare
- 38 Switzerland 59.7 % compare
- 40 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 59.34 % compare
- 41 Italy 59.31 % compare
- 42 France 59.25 % compare
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 employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Samoa?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Samoa was 59.52 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.22 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.52 % in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Samoa ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.