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The tallest waterfall in every country

One per country, ranked.

Rich Childs · CC BY 2.0

The tallest waterfall we hold for each country, ranked by height. Where a country's falls have no recorded height it does not appear; where the tallest is a thin seasonal thread, we say so on its page. Border falls are counted for the first country listed.

104 waterfalls

1 Angel FallsVenezuela · World's tallest uninterrupted waterfall 979 m · Venezuela 2 Tugela FallsSouth Africa · Among the world's tallest waterfalls (disputed second) 948 m · South Africa 3 Tres Hermanas FallsPeru 914 m · Peru 4 Oloʻupena FallsUnited States 900 m · United States 5 VinnufossenNorway 845 m · Norway 6 James Bruce FallsCanada 840 m · Canada 7 Browne FallsNew Zealand 836 m · New Zealand 8 RaggaschluchtAustria 800 m · Austria 9 Kanangra FallsAustralia 800 m · Australia 10 Geroldsau WaterfallGermany 800 m · Germany 11 Humbert FallsMadagascar 800 m · Madagascar 12 Mutarazi FallsZimbabwe · Zimbabwe's highest waterfall 772 m · Zimbabwe 13 Aluoja FallsEstonia 700 m · Estonia 14 Kadamaian FallsMalaysia 700 m · Malaysia 15 Oniore Waterfall and Toba First Cave Natural MonumentsGeorgia 680 m · Georgia 16 Cascade BlancheFrance 640 m · France 17 Talnikovy WaterfallRussia 600 m · Russia 18 Jiao Lung WaterfallTaiwan 600 m · Taiwan 19 La ChorreraColombia · Colombia's tallest waterfall 590 m · Colombia 20 Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland · One of the highest total-drop waterfalls in Europe 585 m · Switzerland 21 MovranBosnia and Herzegovina 584 m · Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 Kisdon ForceUnited Kingdom 500 m · United Kingdom 23 Curug CipendokIndonesia 500 m · Indonesia 24 Yerköprü Waterfall (Hadim district)Turkey 500 m · Turkey 25 Hannoki FallsJapan 497 m · Japan 26 Thousand Foot FallsBelize 488 m · Belize 27 Kunchikal FallsIndia · Often cited as India's tallest waterfall by total height 455 m · India 28 Piedra VoladaMexico 453 m · Mexico 29 Lofoi FallsDemocratic Republic of the Congo 384 m · Democratic Republic of the Congo 30 Hyatung FallsNepal 365 m · Nepal 31 Richtis GorgeGreece 350 m · Greece 32 Cachoeira da FumaçaBrazil · One of Brazil's tallest waterfalls 340 m · Brazil 33 Adonis BathsCyprus 267 m · Cyprus 34 Bambarakanda FallsSri Lanka 263 m · Sri Lanka 35 King Edward VIII FallsGuyana 260 m · Guyana 36 Baatara Gorge WaterfallLebanon · One of the world's most unusual waterfalls, behind three natural bridges 255 m · Lebanon 37 Tamarind FallsMauritius 250 m · Mauritius 38 Thi Lo Su WaterfallThailand 250 m · Thailand 39 Venta RapidLatvia 249 m · Latvia 40 Kalambo FallsZambia · Tanzania · Africa's second-highest single-drop waterfall 235 m · Zambia 41 Kaluđerski SkokoviSerbia 232 m · Serbia 42 MorsárfossIceland 227 m · Iceland 43 Nervión WaterfallSpain 220 m · Spain 44 Cascate del Rio VerdeItaly 200 m · Italy 45 Maletsunyane FallsLesotho · Longest single-drop abseil (204m) in the world 192 m · Lesotho 46 Shahandasht WaterfallIran 180 m · Iran 47 Fuller WaterfallsGhana 173 m · Ghana 48 Sruth in Aghaidh an AirdIreland 150 m · Ireland 49 San Rafael FallsEcuador 150 m · Ecuador 50 Towangseong WaterfallSouth Korea 150 m · South Korea 51 Pančava WaterfallCzech Republic 148 m · Czech Republic 52 FossáFaroe Islands 140 m · Faroe Islands 53 Korab FallsNorth Macedonia 138 m · North Macedonia 54 Raysko PraskaloBulgaria 124 m · Bulgaria 55 Ruacana FallsNamibia · Angola · Namibia's tallest waterfall when in flood 120 m · Namibia 56 Tad Fane FallsLaos · Laos's tallest twin waterfall 120 m · Laos 57 Siri WaterfallVanuatu 120 m · Vanuatu 58 KitsiputousFinland 118 m · Finland 59 Ouzoud FallsMorocco · Among Morocco's tallest and best-known waterfalls 110 m · Morocco 60 Farin Ruwa FallsNigeria 108 m · Nigeria 61 Boka WaterfallSlovenia · Slovenia's tallest waterfall 106 m · Slovenia 62 Kalandula FallsAngola · One of Africa's largest waterfalls by volume 105 m · Angola 63 Risco waterfallPortugal 100 m · Portugal 64 Maria Cristina FallsPhilippines · Historic power source that shaped an entire city's development 98 m · Philippines 65 Sipi FallsUganda · Uganda's most scenic coffee-country waterfall trio 95 m · Uganda 66 NjupeskärSweden 93 m · Sweden 67 Dadieshui WaterfallChina 88 m · China 68 Iguazú FallsArgentina · Brazil · World's largest waterfall system by combined width 82 m · Argentina 69 Ekom-Nkam FallsCameroon · Cameroon's best-known waterfall, a Tarzan-film backdrop 80 m · Cameroon 70 KmeťovSlovakia 80 m · Slovakia 71 Plitvice Lakes WaterfallsCroatia · A living, still-growing travertine landscape 78 m · Croatia 72 Thomson's FallsKenya 74 m · Kenya 73 Kairak fallsKazakhstan 74 m · Kazakhstan 74 La Fortuna WaterfallCosta Rica · Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region 70 m · Costa Rica 75 Tinkisso FallsGuinea 70 m · Guinea 76 Siklawa FallsPoland 70 m · Poland 77 Jermuk WaterfallArmenia 68 m · Armenia 78 Tenaru FallsSolomon Islands 63 m · Solomon Islands 79 Jadipai WaterfallBangladesh 61 m · Bangladesh 80 Salto del PenitenteUruguay · Uruguay's best-known waterfall, more than 60 m high 60 m · Uruguay 81 Dunn's River FallsJamaica 55 m · Jamaica 82 Manthokha WaterfallPakistan 55 m · Pakistan 83 Kefrida WaterfallAlgeria 50 m · Algeria 84 Saltos del MondayParaguay 45 m · Paraguay 85 Pulhapanzak FallsHonduras · Honduras's most-visited natural attraction 43 m · Honduras 86 Blue Nile FallsEthiopia · One of Ethiopia's most historic natural landmarks 42 m · Ethiopia 87 Pongour FallsVietnam · Nicknamed the queen of Vietnam waterfalls 40 m · Vietnam 88 Loufoulakari FallsRepublic of the Congo 40 m · Republic of the Congo 89 The Rain VortexSingapore 40 m · Singapore 90 Salto del LajaChile · Chile's widest waterfall 35 m · Chile 91 White Drin WaterfallKosovo 25 m · Kosovo 92 Tufton Hall WaterfallGrenada 25 m · Grenada 93 Tavoro FallsFiji · Fiji's best-known waterfall trio 24 m · Fiji 94 Barskoon WaterfallKyrgyzstan 24 m · Kyrgyzstan 95 Derna waterfallsLibya 20 m · Libya 96 Sault FallsSaint Lucia 20 m · Saint Lucia 97 Gauthiot FallsChad 17 m · Chad 98 Djur-DjurUkraine 16 m · Ukraine 99 Rusumo FallsRwanda · Tanzania 15 m · Rwanda 100 Tanougou FallsBenin 15 m · Benin 101 Khudger WaterfallAzerbaijan 15 m · Azerbaijan 102 Waterfalls of CooBelgium 15 m · Belgium 103 Félou FallsMali 13 m · Mali 104 Bassin BleuHaiti 10 m · Haiti

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