Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt, Nigeria, scores 37 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #293 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 78% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

CIRA Index: 37
OECD: 38
UN Tourism: 47
UNDRR: 28

Strongest

Average length of stay: 6.6 nights per visitor (AirROI, Port Harcourt, Rivers Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, 2025–2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (Emerald Insight / Management of Environmental Quality: 'Status of municipal solid waste generation and disposal in Nigeria', 2015). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Weakest

Government effectiveness: 12.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
Wastewater safely treated: 40.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN-Habitat & WHO SDG Indicators Database (via UN in Nigeria SDG Portal), 2024). Below 50: 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; Port Harcourt is 14 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 38

Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
Domestic share of nights: 14.8 % of nights by residents of the same country (AirROI, Port Harcourt, Rivers Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, 2025–2026). Below 15: grade 0/4. Source
Largest foreign market: 25.9 % of international arrivals or nights (AirROI, Port Harcourt, Rivers Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, 2025–2026). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
Average length of stay: 6.6 nights per visitor (AirROI, Port Harcourt, Rivers Airbnb Data 2026: Occupancy, Revenue & STR Market Report, 2025–2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
Hotel bed or room occupancy: 29 % average annual occupancy (NigeriaPolls, Tourism & Hospitality Sector Tracker 2026 (AirDNA/Airbtics data), 2025). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 42

Jobs in tourism industries: 1.6 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
Unemployment rate: 13.4 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS) Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
Income per head: 5,949 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (BudgIT State of States Report / Rivers State Government, 2021). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 25

Extreme heat days: 20.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 15 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
Tropical nights: 364.2 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: 7.2 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: 75

Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
Wastewater safely treated: 40.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations Statistics Division / UN-Habitat & WHO SDG Indicators Database (via UN in Nigeria SDG Portal), 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
Municipal waste per resident: 219 kg per resident per year (Emerald Insight / Management of Environmental Quality: 'Status of municipal solid waste generation and disposal in Nigeria', 2015). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
Green space: 52 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Global Forest Watch / World Resources Institute, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 0

Tourism intensity: not measured yet
Cruise pressure: not measured yet
Rent growth: 20.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Mushrooms Blog / Nigeria Property Centre Market Trends, June 2025–June 2026). Above 15: grade 0/4. Source
Short-let density: not measured yet
Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Federal Ministry of Transportation / Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), 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 national system only; no city plan found (National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Nigeria, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 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 (Rivers State Government Approved Budget Summary, 2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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