Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, scores 40 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #272 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 67% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 40
• OECD: 33
• UN Tourism: 44
• UNDRR: 27

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 310.2 kg per resident per year (World Bank, What a Waste Global Database (City Dataset: Ouagadougou), 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 78 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) / Direction Générale du Tourisme, Journal Burkinabè de la Statistique N° 021, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 0.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD), Note IHPC Septembre 2024, 2023-09 to 2024-09). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 22.3 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministère de la Communication, de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme / Direction Générale du Tourisme (OBSTOUR), Tableau de bord des statistiques du tourisme 2023, 2023). Below 45: 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: 19.3 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: 45

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 78 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) / Direction Générale du Tourisme, Journal Burkinabè de la Statistique N° 021, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 31.3 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) - Annuaire Statistique National 2023, Chapitre 3.9: Tourisme, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 100.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) - Annuaire Statistique National 2023, Chapitre 3.9: Tourisme, 2023). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministère de la Communication, de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme / Direction Générale du Tourisme (OBSTOUR), Tableau de bord des statistiques du tourisme 2023, 2023). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 22.3 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Ministère de la Communication, de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme / Direction Générale du Tourisme (OBSTOUR), Tableau de bord des statistiques du tourisme 2023, 2023). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 25

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 10 % of the labour force (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD), Enquête nationale semestrielle sur l'emploi (ENES 1), 2024-H2). Between 8 and 12: grade 2/4. Source
• Income per head: 3,072 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: 15

• Extreme heat days: 173.2 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: 293.2 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: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.3 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: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (WHO / UNICEF / UN-Habitat via UN SDG Country Profile (Burkina Faso), 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 310.2 kg per resident per year (World Bank, What a Waste Global Database (City Dataset: Ouagadougou), 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Revue des sciences sociales / ResearchGate - Gouvernance et préservation des espaces verts dans la ville de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 2024–2026). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 0.1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD), Note IHPC Septembre 2024, 2023-09 to 2024-09). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• 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 (Trenopedia & SITARAIL, 2024–2026). 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 national system only; no city plan found (World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 'From Policy to Practice: Burkina Faso Strengthens Early Warning Systems and Climate Resilience', 2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministry in charge of Tourism / Directorate General of Tourism of Burkina Faso, 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 19.3 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: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Présidence du Faso, 'Conseil des ministres du 6 novembre 2024', 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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