Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa
Samoa: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 1.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa peaked at 2.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 17th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.6% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -29.5% |
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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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Samoa was 1.6% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Samoa ranks 17th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.