Lomé
Lomé, Togo, scores 47 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #248 of 309 destinations. 19 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 58% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- CIRA Index: 47
- OECD: 44
- UN Tourism: 58
- UNDRR: 40
Strongest
- Extreme heat days: 1.2 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.
- Green space: 40.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Land, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
- Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Preprints.org / University of Lomé, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
Weakest
- Average length of stay: 1.3 nights per visitor (country figure) (UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) via Knoema, Length of stay in accommodation establishments, 2019). Below 1.8: grade 0/4.
- Government effectiveness: 17.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Arts du Togo, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4.
Every measure, by theme
Demand and seasonality: 0
- 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: 1.3 nights per visitor (country figure) (UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) via Knoema, Length of stay in accommodation establishments, 2019). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet
Economy and jobs: 50
- Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
- Unemployment rate: 2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
- Income per head: 4,079 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
- Economic diversity: not measured yet
Climate and hazards: 35
- Extreme heat days: 1.2 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: 364.6 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: 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: 5.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source
Water and environment: 69
- Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
- Wastewater safely treated: 15.9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN Statistics Division / WHO & UN-Habitat SDG Global Database, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
- Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (Preprints.org / University of Lomé, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
- Green space: 40.8 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (MDPI Land, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source
Community and housing: 75
- Tourism intensity: not measured yet
- Cruise pressure: not measured yet
- Rent growth: 3.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (INSEED Togo, Indice National Harmonisé des Prix à la Consommation (INHPC), April 2023–April 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
- Short-let density: not measured yet
- Resident support for tourism: not measured yet
Access and continuity: 38
- Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Wikipedia / Government of Togo Transport Overview, 2024–2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. 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 (République Togolaise / District Autonome du Grand Lomé (DAGL) / ANPC, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et des Arts du Togo, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
- Government effectiveness: 17.5 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. 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 dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Journal Officiel de la République Togolaise & Togo First, 2024). Grade 2/4. Source
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