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