Countries with the Most UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites
About This Dataset
Countries with the Most UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites
Countries ranked by the number of natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites listed within their borders. China and Australia lead this category, each hosting a remarkable diversity of natural landscapes from tropical rainforests and coral reefs to ancient geological formations and unique island ecosystems.
Analysis
The top three in UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites in 2024 are China (15), Australia (13) and United States (12). The 8 entries cover a range of 10, from 15 down to 5. First and second are separated by 2, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 5 and 12.
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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China leads in UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites with 15 in 2024.
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Average UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites in 2024: 10 · median: 11.
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Gap in 2024: China is 3× larger than Democratic Republic of Congo.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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