World Heritage Sites by country

As of January 2023, there are a total of 1,157 World Heritage Sites located across 167 countries, of which 900 are cultural, 218 are natural and 39 are mixed properties.[1] The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. With 58 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites on the list.[2]

Of the 195 state parties of the World Heritage Convention, 28 have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List: The Bahamas, Bhutan, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kuwait, Liberia, Maldives, Monaco, Niue, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tuvalu.[3]

List of countries with World Heritage Sites

Country Cultural sites Natural sites Mixed sites Total sites Shared sites[4] UNESCO region
Afghanistan Afghanistan 2 2 Asia and the Pacific
Albania Albania 2 1[note 1] 1[note 2] 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 6[note 3][note 4][note 5] 5 11 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Armenia Armenia 2 1 3 Europe and North America
Australia Australia 4 12 4 20 Asia and the Pacific
Austria Austria 11[note 6][note 7][note 8] 1[note 1] 12 5 Europe and North America
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 3 3 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[note 9] 1[note 10] 4 2 Europe and North America
Belgium Belgium 14[note 11][note 4] 1[note 1] 15 5 Europe and North America
Belize Belize 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Benin Benin 1 1[note 12] 2 1 Africa
Bolivia Bolivia 6[note 5] 1 7 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3[note 13] 1[note 1] 4 2 Europe and North America
Botswana Botswana 1 1 2 Africa
Brazil Brazil 15[note 3] 7 1 23 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Bulgaria Bulgaria 7 3[note 1] 10 1 Europe and North America
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 2 1[note 12] 3 1 Africa
Cambodia Cambodia 3 3 Asia and the Pacific
Cameroon Cameroon 2[note 14] 2 1 Africa
Canada Canada 9 10[note 15] 1 20 2 Europe and North America
Cape Verde Cape Verde 1 1 Africa
Central African Republic Central African Republic 2[note 14] 2 1 Africa
Chad Chad 1 1 2 Africa
Chile Chile 7[note 5] 7 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
China China 38[note 16] 14 4 56 1 Asia and the Pacific
Colombia Colombia 6[note 5] 2 1 9 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Republic of the Congo Congo 1[note 14] 1 1 Africa
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1 3[note 17] 4 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 2 3[note 18] 5 1 Africa
Croatia Croatia 8[note 13] 2[note 1] 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 15[note 19] 1[note 1] 16 3 Europe and North America
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 5 Africa
Denmark Denmark 7 3 10 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[note 5] 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[note 9] 2 1 Europe and North America
Ethiopia Ethiopia 8 1 9 Africa
Fiji Fiji 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Finland Finland 6[note 9] 1[note 20] 7 2 Europe and North America
France France 42[note 11][note 4][note 7][note 21] 6[note 1][note 22][note 23][note 24] 1[note 25] 49 6 Europe, North America
Gabon Gabon 1 1 2 Africa
The Gambia Gambia 2[note 26] 2 1 Africa
Georgia (country) Georgia 3 1 4 Europe and North America
Germany Germany 48[note 27][note 28][note 29][note 4][note 7][note 19][note 8] 3[note 1][note 30] 51 9 Europe and North America
Ghana Ghana 2 2 Africa
Greece Greece 16 2 18 Europe and North America
Guatemala Guatemala 2 1 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Guinea Guinea 1[note 18] 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[note 6] 1[note 31] 8 2 Europe and North America
Iceland Iceland 1 2 3 Europe and North America
India India 32[note 4] 7 1 40 1 Asia and the Pacific
Indonesia Indonesia 5 4 9 Asia and the Pacific
Iran Iran 24 2 26 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[5]
Italy Italy 53[note 32][note 33][note 7] 5[note 1][note 34] 58 7 Europe and North America
Jamaica Jamaica 1 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan Japan 19[note 4] 6 25 1 Asia and the Pacific
Jerusalem (proposed by Jordan) 1 1 [note 35][6][7]
Jordan Jordan 5 1 6 Arab States
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3[note 16] 2[note 36] 5 2 Asia and the Pacific
Kenya Kenya 4 3 7 Africa
Kiribati Kiribati 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2[note 16] 1[note 36] 3 2 Asia and the Pacific
Laos Laos 3 3 Asia and the Pacific
Latvia Latvia 2[note 9] 2 1 Europe and North America
Lebanon Lebanon 6 6 Arab States
Lesotho Lesotho 1[note 37] 1 1 Africa
Libya Libya 5 5 Arab States
Lithuania Lithuania 4[note 9][note 38] 4 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 Arab States
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[note 9] 1 1 Europe and North America
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Mongolia Mongolia 3 2[note 39] 5 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[note 40] 2 4 Asia and the Pacific
Netherlands Netherlands 11 1[note 30] 12 2 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[note 12] 3 1 Africa
Nigeria Nigeria 2 2 Africa
North Korea North Korea 2 2 Asia and the Pacific
North Macedonia North Macedonia 1[note 1] 1[note 2] 2 2 Europe and North America
Norway Norway 7[note 9] 1 8 1 Europe and North America
Oman Oman 5 [note 41] 5 Arab States
Pakistan Pakistan 6 6 Asia and the Pacific
Palau Palau 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
State of Palestine Palestine 3 3 Arab States
Panama Panama 2 3[note 17] 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[note 5] 2 2 13 1 Latin America and the Caribbean
Philippines Philippines 3 3 6 Asia and the Pacific
Poland Poland 15[note 42][note 28][8] 2[note 1][note 10] 17 4 Europe and North America
Portugal Portugal 16[note 43] 1 17 1 Europe and North America
Qatar Qatar 1 1 Arab States
Romania Romania 7 2[note 1] 9 1 Europe and North America
Russia Russia 19[note 9][note 38] 11[note 39] 30 4 Europe and North America
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 6 Arab States
Senegal Senegal 5[note 26] 2 7 1 Africa
Serbia Serbia 5[note 13] 5 1 Europe and North America
Seychelles Seychelles 2 2 Africa
Singapore Singapore 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Slovakia Slovakia 6[note 8] 2[note 1][note 31] 8 3 Europe and North America
Slovenia Slovenia 3[note 44][note 7] 2[note 1] 5 3 Europe and North America
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
South Africa South Africa 5 4 1[note 37] 10 1 Africa
South Korea South Korea 13 2 15 Asia and the Pacific
Spain Spain 43[note 43][note 44] 4[note 1] 2[note 25] 49 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 1 1 2 Latin America and the Caribbean
Sweden Sweden 13[note 9] 1[note 20] 1 15 2 Europe and North America
Switzerland Switzerland 9[note 33][note 4][note 7] 4[note 1][note 34] 13 5 Europe and North America
Syria Syria 6 6 Arab States
Tajikistan Tajikistan 1 1 2 Asia and the Pacific
Tanzania Tanzania 3 3 1 7 Africa
Thailand Thailand 3 3 6 Asia and the Pacific
Togo Togo 1 1 Africa
Tunisia Tunisia 7 1 8 Arab States
Turkey Turkey 17 2 19 Europe and North America
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 3 3 Asia and the Pacific
Uganda Uganda 1 2 3 Africa
Ukraine Ukraine 7[note 9][note 42] 1[note 1] 8 3 Europe and North America
United Kingdom United Kingdom 28[note 27] 4 1 33 1 Europe and North America
United States United States 11 12[note 15] 1 24 2 Europe and North America
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 Arab States
Uruguay Uruguay 3 3 Latin America and the Caribbean
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 4 1[note 36] 5 1 Asia and the Pacific
Vanuatu Vanuatu 1 1 Asia and the Pacific
Vatican City Vatican City 2[note 32] 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[note 45] 1 1 Africa
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3 2[note 45] 5 1 Africa
Total 900 218 39 1157 115 167 state parties

Countries with major concentrations of World Heritage Sites

This overview lists the 32 countries with 10 or more World Heritage Sites:

See also

Notes

  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 g 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

  1. ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Italy – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "World Heritage List Statistics". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Centre – World Heritage List (transboundary)". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ According to UNESCO report, Israel is part of Europe and North America Region,
  6. ^ "CLT-82/CH/CONF.015/8 – Report of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Poland – UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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