Editing World's fair (section)

===World Expos===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 83%;"
!#
!Name of exposition
!Dates
!Area (ha)
!Visitors
!Participants
!Theme
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} [[Great Exhibition]]
|align=center|1 May – 11 October 1851
|align=center|10.40
|align=center|6,039,195
|align=center|25
|''Industry of all Nations''
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|Second French Empire}} [[Exposition Universelle (1855)]]
|align=center|15 May – 15 November 1855
|align=center|15.20
|align=center|5,162,330
|align=center|28
|''Agriculture, Industry and Fine Arts''
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} [[1862 International Exhibition]]
|align=center|1 May – 1 November 1862
|align=center|11
|align=center|6,096,617
|align=center|39
|''Industry and Art''
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Second French Empire}} [[Exposition Universelle (1867)]]
|align=center|1 April – 3 November 1867
|align=center|68.70
|align=center|15,000,000
|align=center|42
|''Agriculture, Industry and Fine Arts''
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} [[Weltausstellung 1873 Wien]]
|align=center|1 May – 31 October 1873
|align=center|233
|align=center|7,255,000
|align=center|35
|''Culture and Education''
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|United States|1867}} [[Centennial Exposition]]
|align=center|10 May – 10 November 1876
|align=center|115
|align=center|10,000,000
|align=center|35
|''Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine''
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|French Third Republic}} [[Exposition Universelle (1878)]]
|align=center|20 May – 10 November 1878
|align=center|75
|align=center|16,156,626
|align=center|35
|''New Technologies''
|-
|8
|[[File:Flag of Victoria (1877–1901).svg|23px|border|link=]] [[Melbourne International Exhibition (1880)]]
|align=center|1 October 1880 – 30 April 1881
|align=center|25
|align=center|1,330,000
|align=center|33
|''Arts, Manufactures and Agricultural and Industrial Products of all Nations''
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Restoration (Spain)}} [[Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888)]]
|align=center|8 April – 10 December 1888
|align=center|46.50
|align=center|2,300,000
|align=center|30
|''Fine and Industrial Art''
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|French Third Republic}} [[Exposition Universelle (1889)]]
|align=center|5 May – 31 October 1889
|align=center|96
|align=center|32,250,297
|align=center|35
|''Celebration of the centenary of the French revolution''
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|United States|1891}} [[World's Columbian Exposition]]
|align=center|1 May – 3 October 1893
|align=center|290
|align=center|27,500,000
|align=center|19
|''Fourth centenary of the discovery of America''
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels International (1897)]]
|align=center|10 May – 8 November 1897
|align=center|36
|align=center|6,000,000
|align=center|27
|''Modern Life''
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|French Third Republic}} [[Exposition Universelle (1900)]]
|align=center|15 April – 12 November 1900
|align=center|120
|align=center|50,860,801
|align=center|40
|''19th century: an overview''
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|United States|1896}} [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]]
|align=center|30 April – 1 December 1904
|align=center|500
|align=center|19,694,855
|align=center|60
|''Celebration of the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase''
|-
|15
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Liège International (1905)]]
|align=center|27 April – 6 November 1905
|align=center|70
|align=center|7,000,000
|align=center|35
|''Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of independence''
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Milan International (1906)]]
|align=center|28 April – 11 November 1906
|align=center|100
|align=center|4,012,776
|align=center|40
|''Transportation''
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels International 1910]]
|align=center|23 April – 7 November 1910
|align=center|30
|align=center|13,000,000
|align=center|26
|''Works of Art and Science, Agricultural and Industrial Products of All Nations''
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Exposition universelle et internationale (1913)]]
|align=center|26 April – 3 November 1913
|align=center|130
|align=center|9,503,419
|align=center|24
|''Peace, Industry and Art''
|-
|19
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]]
|align=center|20 February – 4 December 1915
|align=center|254
|align=center|18,876,438
|align=center|41
|''Celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal''
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|Restoration (Spain)}} [[1929 Barcelona International Exposition]]
|align=center|20 May 1929 – 15 January 1930
|align=center|118
|align=center|5,800,000
|align=center|29
|''Industry, Art and Sport''
|-
|21
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Century of Progress]]
|align=center|27 May 1933 – 31 October 1934
|align=center|170
|align=center|38,872,000
|align=center|21
|''The independence among Industry and scientific research.''
|-
|22
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brussels International Exposition (1935)]]
|align=center|27 April – 3 November 1935
|align=center|152
|align=center|20,000,000
|align=center|25
|''Transport''
|-
|23
|{{flagicon|French Third Republic}} [[Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne]]
|align=center|25 May – 25 November 1937
|align=center|104
|align=center|31,040,955
|align=center|35
|''Arts and technology in modern life''
|-
|24
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[1939 New York World's Fair]]
|align=center|30 April 1939 – 27 October 1940
|align=center|500
|align=center|45,000,000
|align=center|54
|''Building the World of Tomorrow<!-- visitors number is an unofficial figure used in both the Expo article and the longer List of world expositions article -->''
|-
|25
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)}} [[Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince]]}}
|align=center|8 December 1949 – 8 June 1950
|align=center|30
|align=center|250,000
|align=center|18
|''The festival of Peace''
|-
|26
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Expo '58]]
|align=center|17 April – 19 October 1958
|align=center|200
|align=center|41,454,412
|align=center|39
|''A World View: A New Humanism''
|-
|27
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Century 21 Exposition]]
|align=center|21 April – 21 October 1962
|align=center|30
|align=center|9,000,000
|align=center|49
|''Man in the Space Age''
|-
|28
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Expo 67]]
|align=center|28 April – 29 October 1967
|align=center|400
|align=center|50,306,648
|align=center|62
|''Man and his World''
|-
|29
|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Expo '70]]
|align=center|15 March – 13 November 1970
|align=center|330
|align=center|64,218,770
|align=center|67
|''Progress and Harmony for Mankind''
|-
|30
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Seville Expo '92]]
|align=center|20 April – 12 October 1992
|align=center|215
|align=center|41,814,571
|align=center|108
|''The Age of Discovery''
|-
|31
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Expo 2000]]
|align=center|1 June – 31 October 2000
|align=center|160
|align=center|18,100,000
|align=center|174
|''Humankind – Nature – Technology''
|-
|32
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Expo 2005]]
|align=center|25 March – 25 September 2005
|align=center|173
|align=center|22,049,544
|align=center|121
|''Nature's Wisdom''
|-
|33
|{{flagicon|China}} [[Expo 2010]]
|align=center|1 May – 31 October 2010
|align=center|523
|align=center|73,085,000
|align=center|100
|''Better City, Better Life''
|-
|34
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Expo 2015]]
|align=center|1 May – 31 October 2015
|align=center|110
|align=center|22,200,000
|align=center|139
|''Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life''
|-
|35
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Expo 2020]]
|align=center|1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022
|align=center|438
|align=center|24,102,967
|align=center|200
|''Connecting Minds, Creating the Future''
|-
|36
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Expo 2025]]
|align=center|13 April – 13 October 2025
|align=center|155
|align=center|
|align=center|165
|''Designing Future Society for Our Lives''
|-
|37
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Expo 2030]]
|align=center|1 October 2030 – 31 March 2031
|align=center|600
|align=center|
|align=center|
|''Foresight for Tomorrow''
|}