World Heritage Sites by country

As of January 2024, there are a total of 1,199 World Heritage Sites located across 168 countries, of which 933 are cultural, 227 are natural, and 39 are mixed properties.[1] The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographical zones: Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. With 59 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites; followed by China with 57, then France and Germany with 52 each.[2]

World Heritage Sites by country as of January 2024

Of the 195 state parties of the World Heritage Convention, 27 have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List: The Bahamas, Bhutan, Brunei, Burundi, the Comoros, the Cook Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kuwait, Liberia, Maldives, Monaco, Niue, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tuvalu.

Only two UN member states are not state parties of the World Heritage Convention: Liechtenstein and Nauru.

List of countries with World Heritage Sites edit

CountryCultural sitesNatural sitesMixed sitesTotal sitesShared sites[3]UNESCO region[4]
Afghanistan22Asia and the Pacific
Albania21[note 1]1[note 2]42Europe and North America
Algeria617Arab States
Andorra11Europe and North America
Angola11Africa
Antigua and Barbuda11Latin America & the Caribbean
Argentina7[note 3][note 4][note 5]5123Latin America & the Caribbean
Armenia33Europe and North America
Australia412420Asia and the Pacific
Austria11[note 6][note 7][note 8]1[note 1]125Europe and North America
Azerbaijan4151Europe and North America
Bahrain33Arab States
Bangladesh213Asia and the Pacific
Barbados11Latin America & the Caribbean
Belarus3[note 9]1[note 10]42Europe and North America
Belgium15[note 11][note 4]1[note 1]166Europe and North America
Belize11Latin America & the Caribbean
Benin21[note 12]32Africa
Bolivia6[note 5]171Latin America & the Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina3[note 13]1[note 1]42Europe and North America
Botswana112Africa
Brazil15[note 3]71231Latin America & the Caribbean
Bulgaria73[note 1]101Europe and North America
Burkina Faso21[note 12]31Africa
Cambodia44Asia and the Pacific
Cameroon2[note 14]21Africa
Canada1011[note 15]1222Europe and North America
Cape Verde11Africa
Central African Republic2[note 14]21Africa
Chad112Africa
Chile7[note 5]71Latin America & the Caribbean
China39[note 16]144571Asia and the Pacific
Colombia6[note 5]2191Latin America & the Caribbean
Costa Rica13[note 17]41Latin America & the Caribbean
Côte d'Ivoire23[note 18]51Africa
Croatia8[note 13]2[note 1]103Europe and North America
Cuba729Latin America & the Caribbean
Cyprus33Europe and North America
Czech Republic16[note 19]1[note 1]173Europe and North America
Democratic Republic of the Congo55Africa
Denmark83111Europe and North America
Dominica11Latin America & the Caribbean
Dominican Republic11Latin America & the Caribbean
Ecuador3[note 5]251Latin America & the Caribbean
Egypt617Arab States
El Salvador11Latin America & the Caribbean
Eritrea11Africa
Estonia2[note 9]21Europe and North America
Ethiopia9211Africa
Fiji11Asia and the Pacific
Finland6[note 9]1[note 20]72Europe and North America
France44[note 11][note 4][note 7][note 21]7[note 1][note 22][note 23][note 24]1[note 25]526Europe and North America
Gabon112Africa
Gambia2[note 26]21Africa
Georgia314Europe and North America
Germany49[note 27][note 28][note 29]
[note 4][note 7][note 19][note 8]
3[note 1][note 30]529Europe and North America
Ghana22Africa
Greece17219Europe and North America
Guatemala314Latin America & the Caribbean
Guinea1[note 18]11Africa
Haiti11Latin America & the Caribbean
Honduras112Latin America & the Caribbean
Hungary7[note 6]1[note 31]82Europe and North America
Iceland123Europe and North America
India3471421Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia6410Asia and the Pacific
Iran252271Asia and the Pacific
Iraq516Arab States
Ireland22Europe and North America
Israel99Europe and North America
Italy53[note 32][note 33][note 7]6[note 1][note 34]597Europe and North America
Jamaica11Latin America & the Caribbean
Japan19[note 4]6251Asia and the Pacific
Jerusalem (proposed by Jordan)11Arab States[note 35][5][6]
Jordan516Arab States
Kazakhstan3[note 16]3[note 36]63Asia and the Pacific
Kenya437Africa
Kiribati11Asia and the Pacific
Kyrgyzstan2[note 16]1[note 36]32Asia and the Pacific
Laos33Asia and the Pacific
Latvia3[note 9]31Europe and North America
Lebanon66Arab States
Lesotho1[note 37]11Africa
Libya55Arab States
Lithuania5[note 9][note 38]52Europe and North America
Luxembourg11Europe and North America
Madagascar123Africa
Malawi112Africa
Malaysia224Asia and the Pacific
Mali314Africa
Malta33Europe and North America
Marshall Islands11Asia and the Pacific
Mauritania112Arab States
Mauritius22Africa
Mexico276235Latin America & the Caribbean
Moldova1[note 9]11Europe and North America
Micronesia11Asia and the Pacific
Mongolia42[note 39]62Asia and the Pacific
Montenegro3142Europe and North America
Morocco99Arab States
Mozambique11Africa
Myanmar22Asia and the Pacific
Namibia112Africa
Nepal2[note 40]24Asia and the Pacific
Netherlands121[note 30]133Europe and North America
New Zealand213Asia and the Pacific
Nicaragua22Latin America & the Caribbean
Niger12[note 12]31Africa
Nigeria22Africa
North Korea22Asia and the Pacific
North Macedonia1[note 1]1[note 2]22Europe and North America
Norway7[note 9]181Europe and North America
Oman5[note 41]5Arab States
Pakistan66Asia and the Pacific
Palau11Asia and the Pacific
Palestine44Arab States
Panama23[note 17]51Latin America & the Caribbean
Papua New Guinea11Asia and the Pacific
Paraguay11Latin America & the Caribbean
Peru9[note 5]22131Latin America & the Caribbean
Philippines336Asia and the Pacific
Poland15[note 42][note 28]2[note 1][note 10]174Europe and North America
Portugal16[note 43]1171Europe and North America
Qatar11Arab States
Republic of the Congo2[note 14]21Africa
Romania72[note 1]91Europe and North America
Russia20[note 9][note 38]11[note 39]314Europe and North America
Rwanda112Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis11Latin America & the Caribbean
Saint Lucia11Latin America & the Caribbean
San Marino11Europe and North America
Saudi Arabia617Arab States
Senegal5[note 26]271Africa
Serbia5[note 13]51Europe and North America
Seychelles22Africa
Singapore11Asia and the Pacific
Slovakia6[note 8]2[note 1][note 31]83Europe and North America
Slovenia3[note 44][note 7]2[note 1]53Europe and North America
Solomon Islands11Asia and the Pacific
South Africa541[note 37]101Africa
South Korea14216Asia and the Pacific
Spain44[note 43][note 44]4[note 1]2[note 25]504Europe and North America
Sri Lanka628Asia and the Pacific
Sudan213Arab States
Suriname213Latin America & the Caribbean
Sweden13[note 9]1[note 20]1152Europe and North America
Switzerland9[note 33][note 4][note 7]4[note 1][note 34]135Europe and North America
Syria66Arab States
Tajikistan2241Asia and the Pacific
Tanzania3317Africa
Thailand437Asia and the Pacific
Togo111Africa
Tunisia819Arab States
Turkey19221Europe and North America
Turkmenistan4152Asia and the Pacific
Uganda123Africa
Ukraine7[note 9][note 42]1[note 1]83Europe and North America
United Arab Emirates11Arab States
United Kingdom28[note 27]41331Europe and North America
United States1212[note 15]1252Europe and North America
Uruguay33Latin America & the Caribbean
Uzbekistan52[note 36]73Asia and the Pacific
Vanuatu11Asia and the Pacific
Vatican City2[note 32]21Europe and North America
Venezuela213Latin America & the Caribbean
Vietnam5218Asia and the Pacific
Yemen415Arab States
Zambia1[note 45]11Africa
Zimbabwe32[note 45]51Africa
Total933227391,19948168 state parties

Countries with major concentrations of World Heritage Sites edit

This overview lists the 34 countries with 10 or more World Heritage Sites:

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The natural site Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is shared between Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.
  2. ^ a b The mixed site Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region is shared between Albania and North Macedonia.
  3. ^ a b The cultural site Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) is shared between Argentina and Brazil.
  4. ^ a b c d e f The cultural site The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is shared between Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, and Switzerland.
  5. ^ a b c d e f The cultural site Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System is shared between Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
  6. ^ a b The cultural site Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape is shared between Austria and Hungary.
  7. ^ a b c d e f The cultural site Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps is shared between Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland.
  8. ^ a b c The cultural site Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) is shared between Austria, Germany and Slovakia.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The cultural site Struve Geodetic Arc is shared among Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
  10. ^ a b The natural site Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest is shared between Belarus and Poland.
  11. ^ a b The cultural site Belfries of Belgium and France is shared between Belgium and France.
  12. ^ a b c The natural site W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is shared between Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
  13. ^ a b c The cultural site Stecci : Medivial Tombstones is shared between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia.
  14. ^ a b c The natural site Sangha Trinational is shared between Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo( The Republic of).
  15. ^ a b The natural sites Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek and Waterton Glacier International Peace Park are shared between Canada and the United States.
  16. ^ a b c The cultural site Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor is shared between China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.
  17. ^ a b The natural site Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park is shared between Costa Rica and Panama.
  18. ^ a b The natural site Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve is shared between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea.
  19. ^ a b The cultural site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region is shared between Germany and the Czech Republic.
  20. ^ a b The natural site High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago is shared between Finland and Sweden.
  21. ^ The cultural site Taputapuatea is located in the French Polynesia.
  22. ^ The natural site French Austral Lands and Seas is located in the Indian Ocean.
  23. ^ The natural site Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems is located in New Caledonia.
  24. ^ The natural site Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island is located in the Réunion.
  25. ^ a b The mixed site Pyrénées – Mont Perdu is shared between France and Spain.
  26. ^ a b The cultural site Stone Circles of Senegambia is shared between Gambia and Senegal.
  27. ^ a b The cultural site Frontiers of the Roman Empire is shared between Germany and the United Kingdom.
  28. ^ a b The cultural site Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski is shared between Germany and Poland.
  29. ^ In addition, the former cultural site Dresden Elbe Valley has been delisted.
  30. ^ a b The natural site The Wadden Sea is shared between Germany and the Netherlands.
  31. ^ a b The natural site Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst is shared between Hungary and Slovakia.
  32. ^ a b The cultural site Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura is shared between the Holy See and Italy.
  33. ^ a b The cultural site Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes is shared between Italy and Switzerland.
  34. ^ a b The natural site Monte San Giorgio is shared between Italy and Switzerland.
  35. ^ "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls" is listed separately, without State Party, owing to the unresolved nature of its status. For purposes of convenience, it is listed in the "Arab States" UNESCO region, without inference as to it legal or political status therein.
  36. ^ a b c The natural site Western Tien-Shan is shared between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.
  37. ^ a b The mixed site Maloti-Drakensberg Park is shared between Lesotho and South Africa.
  38. ^ a b The cultural site Curonian Spit is shared between Lithuania and Russia.
  39. ^ a b The natural site Uvs Nuur Basin is shared between Mongolia and Russia.
  40. ^ Kathmandu Valley has seven groups of monuments & buildings within its boundaries and are listed under one name. The seven groups are: the Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, Buddhist Stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath, and Hindu Temples of Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan, also there are places like muktinath, budanilkantha which are listed are world heritage site
  41. ^ In addition, the former natural site Arabian Oryx Sanctuary has been delisted.
  42. ^ a b The cultural site Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine is shared between Poland and Ukraine.
  43. ^ a b The cultural site Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared between Portugal and Spain.
  44. ^ a b The cultural site Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija is shared between Slovenia and Spain.
  45. ^ a b The natural site Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls is shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

References edit

  1. ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "World Heritage List Statistics". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – World Heritage List (transboundary)". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ "World Heritage List (Order by: Region)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ "CLT-82/CH/CONF.015/8 – Report of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. ^ "CC-81/CONF. 008/2 Rev. - Justification for inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger, 1982: Report of the 6th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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