Kano

Kano, Nigeria, scores 40 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #272 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 72% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 40
• OECD: 39
• UN Tourism: 41
• UNDRR: 37

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 204.4 kg per resident per year (ResearchGate / An Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria, 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 91 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) - Nigeria Economic Impact Report 2024, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Recovery against 2019: 26.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (UN Tourism, World Tourism Barometer and Statistical Annex / International Tourism Highlights 2024 Edition, 2023). Below 80: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 12.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 7.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.

Nigeria in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Nigeria is #104 of 110 countries (3.2 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 51 on the CIRA Index; Kano is 11 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 50

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 91 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) - Nigeria Economic Impact Report 2024, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: 26.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (UN Tourism, World Tourism Barometer and Statistical Annex / International Tourism Highlights 2024 Edition, 2023). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 63.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (CoStar / Staynaija Hospitality Trends Report, January 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 7.6 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,761 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (BudgIT, State of States 2022 Report, 2021). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 60.2 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 104.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 230.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 38

• Water scarcity: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Assessment of Wastewater Management in Kano Metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 204.4 kg per resident per year (ResearchGate / An Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria, 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 19.3 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (MDPI Land (Auwalu Faisal Koko et al., 'Thirty Years of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Their Impact on Urban Climate: A Study of Kano Metropolis, Nigeria'), 2020). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 25

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 15 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Kano (2026), 2025–2026). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria / Nigerian Railway Corporation / Federal Ministry of Works, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) / Daily Post Nigeria, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Kano State Government, 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 12.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Kano State Government / Kano State House of Assembly, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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