Highest Waterfalls in the World
About This Dataset
Highest Waterfalls in the World
Angel Falls in Venezuela drops 979 metres from the Auyan-tepui plateau, far enough that in the dry season much of the water disperses into mist before it reaches the ground. Heights on this list are contested: Tugela Falls in South Africa has been surveyed at figures that would place it first, and sources differ over whether to measure a single uninterrupted drop or a full multi-tier cascade.
Analysis
The top three in Height (Meters) are Angel Falls (979), Tugela Falls (948) and Cataratas las Tres Hermanas (914). The 8 entries in Height (Meters) cover a range of 139, from 979 down to 840. First and second are separated by 31, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 840 and 914 Height (Meters).
Key Findings
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Angel Falls leads in Height (Meters) with 979.
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Average Height (Meters): 898 · median: 898.
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Gap: Angel Falls is 1.2× larger than Pu'uka'oku Falls.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Height (Meters)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team
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.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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