Region
Africa
There are 99 World Heritage sites in Africa: 52 cultural, 43 natural and four mixed. The earliest was inscribed in 1960 and the most recent in 2026. Of these, 13 are on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
- Sites
- 99
- Cultural
- 52
- Natural
- 43
- Mixed
- 4
- In danger
- 13
Countries
41 countries with sites, from the most to the fewest
- South Africa12
- Ethiopia9
- Senegal7
- Côte d'Ivoire5
- Democratic Republic of the Congo5
- Kenya5
- Tanzania5
- Zimbabwe4
- Benin3
- Burkina Faso3
- Madagascar3
- Niger3
- Uganda3
- Botswana2
- Cameroon2
- Chad2
- Ghana2
- Malawi2
- Mali2
- Mauritius2
- Namibia2
- Nigeria2
- Rwanda2
- Seychelles2
- Angola1
- Cabo Verde1
- Central African Republic1
- Comoros1
- Eritrea1
- Gabon1
- Gambia1
- Guinea1
- Guinea-Bissau1
- Lesotho1
- Mozambique1
- Republic of the Congo1
- São Tomé and Príncipe1
- Sierra Leone1
- South Sudan1
- Togo1
- Zambia1