Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi, DR Congo, scores 40 on the TRAIL Index of tourism resilience, #273 of 310 destinations. 15 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 44% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: 40
• OECD: 46
• UN Tourism: 42
• UNDRR: 38

Travel advisory at the highest level (do not travel): the TRAIL score is capped at 40. Without the cap: 46.

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 1 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.
• Tropical nights: 8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (ILO / TheGlobalEconomy.com, Democratic Republic of the Congo Unemployment rate, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 1.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UN-Habitat, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (2024), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) / ResearchGate (Status, Prospects and Challenges of the Tourism Industry in Democratic Republic of Congo), 2022). 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.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 50

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: not measured yet
• Largest foreign market: 14 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Democratic Republic of Congo Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2023, 2022). At or below 15: grade 4/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: not measured yet
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 18.9 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (UN Tourism (UNWTO) / ResearchGate (Status, Prospects and Challenges of the Tourism Industry in Democratic Republic of Congo), 2022). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (ILO / TheGlobalEconomy.com, Democratic Republic of the Congo Unemployment rate, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 1,920 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: 67

• Extreme heat days: 1 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: 8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: not measured yet
• Wildfire and storm hazard: not measured yet
• Country disaster risk: 8 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source
• Greenhouse gas emissions per resident: not measured yet

Water and environment: 38

• Water scarcity: not measured yet
• Wastewater safely treated: 1.3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / WHO / UN-Habitat, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (2024), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 438 kg per resident per year (Institut Congolais pour la Recherche et le Développement (ICRED) / Université de Lubumbashi, 'Impact de l’économie circulaire à Lubumbashi', 2020–2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet
• Energy use per resident: not measured yet

Community and housing

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• 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 (Logistics Cluster & Wikivoyage, 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 (ReliefWeb & UNDRR, Democratic Republic of Congo Launches 'Early Warnings for All' Initiative to Strengthen Disaster Resilience, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Ministère du Tourisme RDC, 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 2.8 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 dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Actualite.cd / Ministère du Tourisme RDC, 2024). Grade 2/4. Source

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