Siem Reap

Siem Reap, Cambodia, scores 44 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #264 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 77% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

CIRA Index: 44
OECD: 44
UN Tourism: 52
UNDRR: 40

Strongest

Domestic share of nights: 80.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Khmer Times / Siem Reap Provincial Administration, H1 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
Tourism intensity: 2.6 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report 2024 & National Institute of Statistics (NIS), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

Income per head: 7,300 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
Wastewater safely treated: 9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) / Siem Reap Department of Public Works and Transport, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4.
Recovery against 2019: 43.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Angkor Enterprise / Xinhua, 2025). Below 80: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 38

Nights in the three busiest months: 31.8 % of annual nights (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report 2024 / Siem Reap Smart City Data Platform (SSDaP), 2024). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
Domestic share of nights: 80.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Khmer Times / Siem Reap Provincial Administration, H1 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
Largest foreign market: 32 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia Tourism Statistics Report 2024 / Tourism Cambodia, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
Recovery against 2019: 43.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Angkor Enterprise / Xinhua, 2025). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
Average length of stay: 2 nights per visitor (region figure) (CBRE Cambodia Market Survey, 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
Hotel bed or room occupancy: 38.5 % average annual occupancy (CBRE Cambodia via Hotel Performance Review: Cambodia, Full Year 2025, 2025). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
Unemployment rate: 0.3 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
Income per head: 7,300 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / TheGlobalEconomy, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
Economic diversity: 68.6 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (region figure) (National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Ministry of Planning: National Report on Final Census Results, Economic Census of Cambodia 2022, 2022). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 20

Extreme heat days: 39.2 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
Tropical nights: 339.2 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: 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: 6.1 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: 58

Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
Wastewater safely treated: 9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) / Siem Reap Department of Public Works and Transport, 2020). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
Municipal waste per resident: 383.3 kg per resident per year (Siem Reap Provincial Administration / Ministry of Economy and Finance via Construction & Property News, 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing: 67

Tourism intensity: 2.6 visitor nights per resident per year (region figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report 2024 & National Institute of Statistics (NIS), 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
Cruise pressure: not measured yet
Rent growth: 5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (DaBest Properties, Cambodia Condo Trends 2025: 15 Hot Spots Buyers Want Most, 2024). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
Short-let density: 2.6 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Airbtics / National Institute of Statistics Cambodia (GPCC 2019), 2026). Between 2 and 4: grade 1/4. Source
Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 50

Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Open Development Cambodia, 'Transport infrastructure and facilities', 2024). 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: A national system only; no city plan found (World Food Programme, 'Cambodia launches national roadmap to save lives with people-centred early warning systems', 2025). Grade 1/4. Source
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministry of Tourism Cambodia / Asia News Network, 'Siem Reap action plan for tourism in motion', 2021-2023). Grade 3/4. Source
Government effectiveness: 32.1 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 dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Angkor Enterprise, 2024-2025). Grade 3/4. Source

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