Khartoum

Khartoum, Sudan, scores 20 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #309 of 309 destinations. 16 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 53% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 20
• OECD: 20
• UN Tourism: 27
• UNDRR: 15

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 253.2 kg per resident per year (region figure) (Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (Dovepress / NIH PMC) - Health Impact of Household Waste Burning in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia - Transport in Sudan & OpenStreetMap, 2024). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4.
• Early warning and emergency plan: A city emergency plan exists, not updated in the last 3 years (Khartoum State / UNDRR - Khartoum Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan 2019, 2019–2024). Grade 2/4.

Weakest

• Dedicated tourism funding: No dedicated tourism budget found (CSB and SJU Digital Commons - Sustainable Tourism as a Tool for Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction: A Situational Analysis of Sudan, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4.
• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 1.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 0

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: not measured yet
• Income per head: 1,873 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 10

• Extreme heat days: 248.8 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: 278.8 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: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.8 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: 31

• Water scarcity: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 5 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Al Neelain University & International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 253.2 kg per resident per year (region figure) (Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (Dovepress / NIH PMC) - Health Impact of Household Waste Burning in Khartoum State, Sudan, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 3 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (OECD / Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), 'Boosting African cities resilience to climate change: The role of green spaces', 2022). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 17

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia - Transport in Sudan & OpenStreetMap, 2024). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. 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: A city emergency plan exists, not updated in the last 3 years (Khartoum State / UNDRR - Khartoum Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan 2019, 2019–2024). Grade 2/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (IOM Sudan Crisis Response Plan 2026 / UN OCHA Sudan, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 1.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 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). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: No dedicated tourism budget found (CSB and SJU Digital Commons - Sustainable Tourism as a Tool for Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction: A Situational Analysis of Sudan, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source

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