List of highest waterfalls in the world-
| Name | Height | Locality | Country |
| Angel Falls | 979 metres (3,212 ft) | Canaima National Park, Bolívar | Venezuela |
| Tugela Falls | 948 metres (3,110 ft) | KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
| Tres Hermanas Falls | 914 metres (2,999 ft) | Otishi National Park, Junin | Peru |
| Olo’upena Falls | 900 metres (2,953 ft) | Molokai, Hawaii | United States |
| Yumbilla Falls | 896 metres (2,940 ft) | Amazonas | Peru |
| Vinnufossen | 860 metres (2,822 ft) | Møre og Romsdal | Norway |
| Balåifossen | 850 metres (2,789 ft) | Hordaland | Norway |
| Pu’uka’oku Falls | 840 metres (2,756 ft) | Hawaii | United States |
| James Bruce Falls | 840 metres (2,756 ft) | British Columbia | Canada |
| Browne Falls | 836 metres (2,743 ft) | Doubtful Sound, Southland | New Zealand |
| Strupenfossen | 820 metres (2,690 ft) | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway |
| Ramnefjellsfossen | 818 metres (2,684 ft) | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway |
| Waihilau Falls | 792 metres (2,598 ft) | Hawaii | United States |
| Colonial Creek Falls | 788 metres (2,585 ft) | Washington | United States |
| Mongefossen | 773 metres (2,536 ft) | Møre og Romsdal | Norway |
| Gocta Cataracts | 771 metres (2,530 ft) | Amazonas | Peru |
| Mutarazi Falls | 762 metres (2,500 ft) | Manicaland | Zimbabwe |
| Kjelfossen | 755 metres (2,477 ft) | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway |
| Yosemite Falls | 739 metres (2,425 ft) | California | United States |
| Cascades de Trou de Fer | 725 metres (2,379 ft) | Réunion | France |
| Olmaafossen | 720 metres (2,362 ft) | Møre og Romsdal | Norway (Tallest Waterfall in Norway) |
| Manawainui Falls | 719 metres (2,359 ft) | Hawaii | United States |
| Kjeragfossen | 715 metres (2,346 ft) | Rogaland | Norway |
| Avalanche Basin Falls | 707 metres (2,320 ft) | Montana | United States |
| Harrison Basin Falls | 707 metres (2,320 ft) | Montana | United States |
| Haloku Falls | 700 metres (2,297 ft) | Hawaii | United States |
| Chamberlain Falls | 700 metres (2,297 ft) | Southland | New Zealand |
| Alfred Creek Falls | 700 metres (2,297 ft) | British Columbia | Canada |
| Døntefossen | 700 metres (2,297 ft) | Møre og Romsdal | Norway |
| Brufossen | 698 metres (2,290 ft) | Hordaland | Norway |
| Spirefossen | 690 metres (2,264 ft) | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway |
| Lake Unknown Falls | 680 metres (2,231 ft) | Otago | New Zealand |
| Kukenam, Salto | 674 metres (2,211 ft) | Bolívar | Venezuela |
| Yutaj, Salto | 671 metres (2,201 ft) | Amazonas | Venezuela |
| La Chorrera Falls | 590 metres (1,936 ft) | Cundinamarca | Colombia |