List of tallest statues
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human or animal figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal, or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The definition of for this list is a free-standing sculpture, representing one or more people or animals, in their entirety or partially. Heights stated are those of the statue itself and the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.
Existing
| Statue | Image | Depicts | Location | Country/Region | Completed | Height of statue meters | Total height meters | Notes | Coordinates |
| Statue of Unity | Vallabhbhai Patel | Sardar Sarovar Dam, Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat | India | 2018 | World's tallest statue, stands on a base. total monument height. | ||||
| Spring Temple Buddha | Buddha | Lushan, Henan | China | 2008 | World's tallest statue 2008–2018. Stands on a lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. total monument height. | ||||
| Laykyun Sekkya | Buddha | Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 2008 | Stands on a lotus throne. total monument height. | ||||
| Vishwas Swaroopam | Shiva | Nathdwara, Rajasthan | India | 2020 | With a feet base total monument height of. World's tallest Shiva statue. | ||||
| Ushiku Daibutsu | Buddha | Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture | Japan | 1993 | World's tallest statue 1993–2008. Stands on a lotus throne and pedestal/building. total monument height. | ||||
| Guishan Guanyin | Guanyin – Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin | Weishan, Changsha, Hunan | China | 2009 | Gilded bronze statue. | ||||
| Mother of All Asia – Tower of Peace | Mary, [mother of Jesus|Mary] | Pagkilatan, Batangas City | Philippines | 2021 | Tallest statue in the Philippines and the tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world. | ||||
| Great Buddha of Thailand | Buddha | Ang Thong | Thailand | 2008 | Concrete statue painted gold. | ||||
| Sendai Daikannon | Kannon | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture | Japan | 1991 | World's tallest statue 1991–1993; the monument itself is 302 feet tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 328 feet. | ||||
| Dai [Kannon of Kita no Miyako park] | Kannon – Byakue Kannon | Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō | Japan | 1989 | World's tallest statue 1989–1991. | ||||
| The Motherland Calls | Mother Motherland | Volgograd | Russia | 1967 | Tallest statue in Europe. | ||||
| Grand Buddha at Ling Shan | Buddha | Wuxi, Jiangsu | China | 1996 | 88 meters total height, including lotus pedestal. | ||||
| Guanyin of Nanshan | Guanyin | Sanya, Hainan | China | 2005 | Total height is including the pedestal/building. | ||||
| Statue of [Gautama Buddha (Myanmar)|Statue of Gautama Buddha] | Buddha | Kyaikhto, Mon State | Myanmar | 2019 | ? | ||||
| Ksitigarbha | Qingyang County | China | 2012 | Standing in total height. | |||||
| Ruyilun Guanyin statue in Tsz Shan Monastery | Guanyin | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2012 | |||||
| Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue | Garuda ridden by Vishnu | Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali | Indonesia | 2018 | The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal, is 122 m. | ||||
| Phra Buddha Chok | Buddha | Huay Pong, Lop Buri | Thailand | 2018 | Second-tallest Buddha statue in Thailand. | ||||
| Kaga Kannon | Kannon | Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture | Japan | 1987 | With a feet base total monument height of. | ||||
| The Buddha Statue | Buddha | Son Tay, Hanoi | Vietnam | 2020 | Tallest statue in Southeast Asia. | ||||
| Confucius | Nishan, Qufu, Shandong | China | 2016 | Mount Ni is, according to mythology, the place where Confucius was born and forsaken for a period by his mother, to be taken care of by a tiger and an eagle. | |||||
| Leshan Giant Buddha | Buddha | Leshan | China | 803 | Construction started in 713. With two more than carving statues of Lokapala. | ||||
| Chao Mae Kuan Im | Guanyin | Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province | Thailand | 2016 | Located in Wat Huay Pla Kang. | ||||
| Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Dhepmongkol | Buddha | Phasi Charoen, Bangkok | Thailand | 2022 | |||||
| Buddha | Buddha | Yiyang County, Jiangxi | China | 2004–05 | The world's largest reclining stone statue, which signifies the Buddha Shakyamuni's departure into final nirvana. It is high and long. | ||||
| Quan Âm | Da Nang, Vietnam | Vietnam | 2010 | ||||||
| Taihu Guanyin Temple | Guanyin | Xishan Island | China | 2017 | |||||
| Yang'asha of Guizhou | Yang'asha | Guizhou | China | 2017 | Stainless steel statue is 88 meters including the pedestal. | ||||
| Cristo de Chiapas | Jesus Christ | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Mexico | 2011 | 62 m | 16.719434, -93.119394 | |||
| Mother Ukraine | The Motherland | Kyiv | Ukraine | 1981 | Stands on a pedestal, total monument height. | ||||
| Guze Jibo Daikannon of the Naritasan Kurume Bunin temple | Kannon – Jibo Kannon | Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture | Japan | 1983 | |||||
| Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao | Guanyin | Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong | China | 1998 | Stands on a pedestal, total height. | ||||
| Guan Yu of Yuncheng | Guan Yu | Yuncheng, Shanxi | China | 2010 | Stands on a pedestal, total height. | ||||
| Phra Chao Yai Kaew Mukda Sri Trairat | Buddha | Mukdahan, Thailand | Thailand | 2018 | |||||
| Luangpho Yai | Buddha | Roi Et, Thailand | Thailand | 1979 | Stands on an base with small museum, total height. | ||||
| Lung Por Tuad Wat Kao | Lung Por Tuad | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Thailand | 2018 | |||||
| God of the Red Mountain | Chishanshen or Luminous God of the Red Mountain, local variation of the Sea God | Chishan, Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong | China | 2010s | Bronze statue of Chishanshen, a localised manifestation of the Haishen in coastal Shandong. The statue, dominating over Rongcheng, is part of a temple complex known as the "Daming Holy Land" and faces the Yellow Sea. | ||||
| Phra Kakusunto | Buddha | Suphan Buri, Thailand | Thailand | ||||||
| Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon | Kannon – Jibo Kannon | Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima | Japan | 1987 | |||||
| Great Standing Maitreya Buddha | Buddha | Emei Township, Hsinchu County | Taiwan | 2011 | |||||
| Kannon | Futtsu, Chiba | Japan | 1961 | Commemorates the dead of World War II. | |||||
| The Victor | John Gokongwei or the "Global Filipino" | Bridgetowne, Pasig, Metro Manila | Philippines | 2023 | Stands on a pedestal. | ||||
| Statue of Zheng Chenggong | Koxinga | Chiayi County | Taiwan | 1995 | With statues of of two generals completed in 2013. | ||||
| African Renaissance Monument | Family | Ouakam suburb, Dakar | Senegal | 2008-2010 | Tallest statues in Africa. | ||||
| Yan and Huang">Yan Emperor">Yan and Huang | Yan and Huang, Emperors of China | Zhengzhou, Henan | China | 2007 | 106 meters from base of mountain to top of monument. | ||||
| Usami Dai-Kannon | Kannon | Izu Peninsula, Itō, Shizuoka | Japan | 1982 | The largest sitting Kannon in Japan. | ||||
| Kannon | Shōdoshima, Shōzu District, Kagawa | Japan | 1994 | A tooth of the historical Buddha is said to be enshrined inside of it. | |||||
| Guerrero Chimalli | Chīmalli Warrior | Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico | Mexico | 2014 |