World Heritage Sites by country (Redirected from Table of World Heritage Sites by country)

World Heritage Sites by country as of January 2024

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. 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.

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

Country Cultural sites Natural sites Mixed sites Total sites Shared sites UNESCO region
Afghanistan Afghanistan 2 2 Asia and the Pacific
Albania Albania 2 1 1 4 2 Europe and North America
Algeria Algeria 6 1 7 Arab States
Andorra Andorra 1 1 Europe and North America
Angola Angola 1 1 Africa
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina Argentina 7 5 12 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Armenia Armenia 3 1 3 Europe and North America
Australia Australia 4 12 4 20 Asia and the Pacific
Austria Austria 11 1 12 5 Europe and North America
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4 1 5 1 Europe and North America
Bahrain Bahrain 3 3 Arab States
Bangladesh Bangladesh 2 1 3 Asia and the Pacific
Barbados Barbados 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Belarus Belarus 3 1 4 2 Europe and North America
Belgium Belgium 15 1 16 6 Europe and North America
Belize Belize 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Benin Benin 2 1 3 2 Africa
Bolivia Bolivia 6 1 7 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 4 2 Europe and North America
Botswana Botswana 1 1 2 Africa
Brazil Brazil 15 7 1 23 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Bulgaria Bulgaria 7 3 10 1 Europe and North America
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 2 1 3 1 Africa
Cambodia Cambodia 4 4 Asia and the Pacific
Cameroon Cameroon 2 2 1 Africa
Canada Canada 10 11 1 22 2 Europe and North America
Cape Verde Cape Verde 1 1 Africa
Central African Republic Central African Republic 2 2 1 Africa
Chad Chad 1 1 2 Africa
Chile Chile 7 7 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
China China 39 14 4 57 1 Asia and the Pacific
Colombia Colombia 6 2 1 9 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1 3 4 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 2 3 5 1 Africa
Croatia Croatia 8 2 10 3 Europe and North America
Cuba Cuba 7 2 9 Latin America and the Caribbean
Cyprus Cyprus 3 3 Europe and North America
Czech Republic Czech Republic 16 1 17 3 Europe and North America
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 5 Africa
Denmark Denmark 8 3 11 1 Europe and North America
Dominica Dominica 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Ecuador Ecuador 3 2 5 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Egypt Egypt 6 1 7 Arab States
El Salvador El Salvador 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Eritrea Eritrea 1 1 Africa
Estonia Estonia 2 2 1 Europe and North America
Ethiopia Ethiopia 9 2 11 Africa
Fiji Fiji 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Finland Finland 6 1 7 2 Europe and North America
France France 44 7 1 52 6 Europe and North America
Gabon Gabon 1 1 2 Africa
The Gambia Gambia 2 2 1 Africa
Georgia (country) Georgia 3 1 4 Europe and North America
Germany Germany 49
3 52 9 Europe and North America
Ghana Ghana 2 2 Africa
Greece Greece 17 2 19 Europe and North America
Guatemala Guatemala 3 1 4 Latin America and the Caribbean
Guinea Guinea 1 1 1 Africa
Haiti Haiti 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Honduras Honduras 1 1 2 Latin America and the Caribbean
Hungary Hungary 7 1 8 2 Europe and North America
Iceland Iceland 1 2 3 Europe and North America
India India 34 7 1 42 1 Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia Indonesia 6 4 10 Asia and the Pacific
Iran Iran 25 2 27 1 Asia and the Pacific
Iraq Iraq 5 1 6 Arab States
Republic of Ireland Ireland 2 2 Europe and North America
Israel Israel 9 9 Europe and North America
Italy Italy 53 6 59 7 Europe and North America
Jamaica Jamaica 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan Japan 19 6 25 1 Asia and the Pacific
Jerusalem (proposed by Jordan) 1 1 Arab States
Jordan Jordan 5 1 6 Arab States
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3 3 6 3 Asia and the Pacific
Kenya Kenya 4 3 7 Africa
Kiribati Kiribati 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2 1 3 2 Asia and the Pacific
Laos Laos 3 3 Asia and the Pacific
Latvia Latvia 3 3 1 Europe and North America
Lebanon Lebanon 6 6 Arab States
Lesotho Lesotho 1 1 1 Africa
Libya Libya 5 5 Arab States
Lithuania Lithuania 5 5 2 Europe and North America
Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 1 Europe and North America
Madagascar Madagascar 1 2 3 Africa
Malawi Malawi 1 1 2 Africa
Malaysia Malaysia 2 2 4 Asia and the Pacific
Mali Mali 3 1 4 Africa
Malta Malta 3 3 Europe and North America
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Mauritania Mauritania 1 1 2 Arab States
Mauritius Mauritius 2 2 Africa
Mexico Mexico 27 6 2 35 Latin America and the Caribbean
Moldova Moldova 1 1 1 Europe and North America
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Mongolia Mongolia 4 2 6 2 Asia and the Pacific
Montenegro Montenegro 3 1 4 2 Europe and North America
Morocco Morocco 9 9 Arab States
Mozambique Mozambique 1 1 Africa
Myanmar Myanmar 2 2 Asia and the Pacific
Namibia Namibia 1 1 2 Africa
Nepal Nepal 2 2 4 Asia and the Pacific
Netherlands Netherlands 12 1 13 3 Europe and North America
New Zealand New Zealand 2 1 3 Asia and the Pacific
Nicaragua Nicaragua 2 2 Latin America and the Caribbean
Niger Niger 1 2 3 1 Africa
Nigeria Nigeria 2 2 Africa
North Korea North Korea 2 2 Asia and the Pacific
North Macedonia North Macedonia 1 1 2 2 Europe and North America
Norway Norway 7 1 8 1 Europe and North America
Oman Oman 5 5 Arab States
Pakistan Pakistan 6 6 Asia and the Pacific
Palau Palau 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
State of Palestine Palestine 4 4 Arab States
Panama Panama 2 3 5 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Paraguay Paraguay 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru Peru 9 2 2 13 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Philippines Philippines 3 3 6 Asia and the Pacific
Poland Poland 15 2 17 4 Europe and North America
Portugal Portugal 16 1 17 1 Europe and North America
Qatar Qatar 1 1 Arab States
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 2 2 1 Africa
Romania Romania 7 2 9 1 Europe and North America
Russia Russia 20 11 31 4 Europe and North America
Rwanda Rwanda 1 1 2 Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
San Marino San Marino 1 1 Europe and North America
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 6 1 7 Arab States
Senegal Senegal 5 2 7 1 Africa
Serbia Serbia 5 5 1 Europe and North America
Seychelles Seychelles 2 2 Africa
Singapore Singapore 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Slovakia Slovakia 6 2 8 3 Europe and North America
Slovenia Slovenia 3 2 5 3 Europe and North America
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
South Africa South Africa 5 4 1 10 1 Africa
South Korea South Korea 14 2 16 Asia and the Pacific
Spain Spain 44 4 2 50 4 Europe and North America
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 6 2 8 Asia and the Pacific
Sudan Sudan 2 1 3 Arab States
Suriname Suriname 2 1 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Sweden Sweden 13 1 1 15 2 Europe and North America
Switzerland Switzerland 9 4 13 5 Europe and North America
Syria Syria 6 6 Arab States
Tajikistan Tajikistan 2 2 4 1 Asia and the Pacific
Tanzania Tanzania 3 3 1 7 Africa
Thailand Thailand 4 3 7 Asia and the Pacific
Togo Togo 1 1 1 Africa
Tunisia Tunisia 8 1 9 Arab States
Turkey Turkey 19 2 21 Europe and North America
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 1 5 2 Asia and the Pacific
Uganda Uganda 1 2 3 Africa
Ukraine Ukraine 7 1 8 3 Europe and North America
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 Arab States
United Kingdom United Kingdom 28 4 1 33 1 Europe and North America
United States United States 12 12 1 25 2 Europe and North America
Uruguay Uruguay 3 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 5 2 7 3 Asia and the Pacific
Vanuatu Vanuatu 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Vatican City Vatican City 2 2 1 Europe and North America
Venezuela Venezuela 2 1 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Vietnam Vietnam 5 2 1 8 Asia and the Pacific
Yemen Yemen 4 1 5 Arab States
Zambia Zambia 1 1 1 Africa
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3 2 5 1 Africa
Total 933 227 39 1,199 48 168 state parties

Countries with major concentrations of World Heritage Sites

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

See also


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