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World Heritage Statistics

Discover patterns in how the World Heritage list has grown.

Sites / Countries / Inscription Years

1524 Sites

174 Countries

48 Inscription Years

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393 1978–1989 380 1990–1999 298 2000–2009 249 2010–2019 157 2020–2026

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France 82 Spain 76 People's Republic of China 74 Germany 70 Italy 70 India 55 Mexico 42 United Kingdom 39 Russia 39 Portugal 38 Brazil 33 United States 32 Australia 31 Iran 31 Japan 29

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