List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.
(F) denotes the first site given World Heritage Status from its respective country
12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)Host: United States
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)Host: Egypt
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)Host: France
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)Host: Australia
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)Host: France
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Italy
22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)Host: Argentina
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)Host: France
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)Host: France
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)Host: France
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)Host: Brazil
7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)Host: France
16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)Host: Canada
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)Host: Tunisia
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)Host: United States
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)Host: Colombia
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)Host: Thailand
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)Host: Germany
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)Host: Mexico
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Italy
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)Host: Japan
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)Host: Morocco
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Australia
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)Host: Finland
9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)Host: Hungary
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)Host: France
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)Host: China
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)Host: South Africa
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)Host: Lithuania
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)Host: New Zealand
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)Host: Canada
13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)Host: Spain
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Brazil
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)Host: France
26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Russia
19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)Host: Cambodia
26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Qatar
24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)Host: Germany
21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)Host: Turkey
21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)Host: Poland
19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)Host: Bahrain
29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)Host: Azerbaijan
The 44th session was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the World Heritage Committee voted on both 2020 and 2021 nominations.
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)Host: China
At its 18th extraordinary session in January 2023, the World Heritage Committee added three sites under an emergency procedure to both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.
3 sites (3 cultural)Host: France
The 45th session was originally scheduled to be held from 19 June to 30 June, 2022, in Kazan, Russia, but was postponed indefinitely due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The World Heritage Committee then rescheduled the 45th session to 10-25 September 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, voted on 2022 and 2023 nominations.
42 sites (33 cultural, 9 natural)Host: Saudi Arabia
24 Sites (19 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed).
Host: India