Libreville

Libreville, Gabon, scores 63 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #112 of 309 destinations. 18 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: 63
• OECD: 53
• UN Tourism: 60
• UNDRR: 43

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (MDPI Sustainability / Physical Characterization of Coastal Macrowaste: A Comparison Between Cities in Central Western Africa (Libreville-Lome), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Jumelages & Partenariats / Le Nouveau Gabon, 2024). Grade 0/4.
• Unemployment rate: 20.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) via TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Above 18: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 365.2 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.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 25

• 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: 45.6 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Sika Finance / Direction Générale de l'Économie et de la Politique Fiscale (DGEPF), 2024). Between 45 and 55: grade 1/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 13

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 20.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) via TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
• Income per head: 18,986 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / Trading Economics, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 65

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 365.2 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: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 3.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source

Water and environment: 100

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: not measured yet
• Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (MDPI Sustainability / Physical Characterization of Coastal Macrowaste: A Comparison Between Cities in Central Western Africa (Libreville-Lome), 2025). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 94 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Global Forest Watch, Estuaire, Gabon Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: -0.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Direction Générale de la Statistique (Gabon), Indice Harmonisé des Prix à la Consommation des Ménages (IHPC) National, January 2024 vs January 2023). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 38

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Wikipedia / Trans-Gabon Railway & Léon-Mba International Airport, 2024). 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: A national system only; no city plan found (Multi-hazard Early Warning System Design & Implementation Center (MHEWC) / IFRC, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Jumelages & Partenariats / Le Nouveau Gabon, 2024). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 28.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 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 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Jumelages & Partenariats / Plan National de Développement de la Transition (PNDT), 2024-2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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