Seville

Seville, Spain, scores 58 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #168 of 309 destinations. 32 of 35 measures come from public sources, with 88% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 58
• OECD: 58
• UN Tourism: 58
• UNDRR: 57

Strongest

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.7 % of annual nights (Smart Tourism Office Sevilla / INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera), 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4.
• Cruise pressure: 0 cruise passengers in the busiest month per resident (Puertos del Estado, monthly port traffic summaries ("Cuadros resumen", cruise passengers incl. home port and transit), 2025-04). At or below 0: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sevilla Open for Business / Aena / Puertos del Estado, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Green space: 7.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla / Visita Sevilla & Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía, 2024). Below 10: grade 0/4.
• Extreme heat days: 69.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.

Spain in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Spain is #3 of 110 countries (5.22 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 69 on the CIRA Index; Seville is 11 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 65

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.7 % of annual nights (Smart Tourism Office Sevilla / INE (Coyuntura Turística Hotelera), 2024). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 31.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (Smart Tourism Office - Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, Informe anual 2025, 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 16.4 % of international arrivals or nights (INE, foreign tourists by municipality and country of residence (mobile-phone positioning, table 52048), 2025). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 2.2 nights per visitor (Smart Tourism Office (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla), Informe anual 2025, 2025). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 61.2 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Diputación de Sevilla / Prodetur, Caracterización y Balance Turístico Anual 2024, 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 67

• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.1 % 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 % of the labour force (region figure) (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) / Diputación de Sevilla, Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA), Q2 2026). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 59,868 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 45,000 and 60,000: grade 3/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 35

• Extreme heat days: 69.4 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: 78.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4. 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: 2.5 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: 50

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 100 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (metro figure) (EMASESA (Empresa Metropolitana de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla) - Saneamiento, 2025). At or above 95: grade 4/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 464.3 kg per resident per year (country figure) (INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) - Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste, 2023). Between 450 and 550: grade 2/4. Source
• Green space: 7.1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla / Visita Sevilla & Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía, 2024). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source

Community and housing: 56

• Tourism intensity: 12.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Smart Tourism Office - Ayuntamiento de Sevilla (Informe anual 2025) and INE (Padrón Municipal), 2025). Between 10 and 20: grade 2/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: 0 cruise passengers in the busiest month per resident (Puertos del Estado, monthly port traffic summaries ("Cuadros resumen", cruise passengers incl. home port and transit), 2025-04). At or below 0: grade 4/4. Source
• Rent growth: 6.4 % change in rents over the last 12 months (idealista, Informe de precios del alquiler de idealista de febrero de 2026, February 2025 – February 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: 2.1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Estadística experimental: Medición del número de viviendas turísticas en España y su capacidad & Censo de Población y Viviendas, May 2026). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 70

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Sevilla Open for Business / Aena / Puertos del Estado, 2024). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: 131.2 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (Eurostat avia_paoa, 2025-04–2026-03). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Rail share of intercity access: 36.2 % of intercity passengers travelling by long-distance rail (rail vs rail + airport) (Ministerio de Transportes, Observatorio del Ferrocarril en España 2024 (rail, by city) and Eurostat avia_paoa (airport), 2024). Between 35 and 50: grade 3/4. Source
• Rail traffic recovery: 134.4 % of 2019 long-distance rail passengers, latest year (Ministerio de Transportes, Observatorio del Ferrocarril en España 2024, passengers by city 2019 and 2024, 2024). At or above 120: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest airline group share: 38.4 % of airport passengers carried by the largest airline group (Aena, detailed traffic statistics (passengers by airline, route and country), Sep 2025 – Aug 2026). Between 30 and 40: grade 2/4. Source
• Air route concentration: 57.7 % of international air passengers on routes to the 3 largest partner countries (Aena, detailed traffic statistics (passengers by airline, route and country), Sep 2025 – Aug 2026). Between 50 and 65: grade 2/4. Source
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla / Emergencias Sevilla, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla - Sevilla City Office, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 83 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4. 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 (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla / Visit Spain, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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