Facts and figures

There are 257 natural World Heritage sites

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About one in five World Heritage sites (22% of all 1153) are recognised for their outstanding natural values.

This covers about 7% of the total area covered by 270,000+ protected areas.

111 countries have an area designated as a natural or mixed World Heritage site. The number of sites per region are:

To date, 16 natural World Heritage sites are on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Site	Country	Total area (ha)
1. French Austral Lands and Seas	France	67,297,900
2. Phoenix Islands Protected Area	Kiribati	40,825,813
3. Papahānaumokuākea	USA	36,479,268
4. Great Barrier Reef	Australia	34,823,325
5. Galápagos	Ecuador	14,696,203
6. Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek	USA / Canada	9,728,368
7. Lake Baikal	Russia	8,550,838
8. Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves	Niger	7,869,613
9. Tassili n’Ajjer	Algeria	7,571,268
10. Central Amazon Conservation Complex	Brazil	5,131,312