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.^[1][2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.^[3] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.^[2]

(F) denotes a country or territory's first inscription.^{[citation needed]}