Editing Carillon (section)

==Distribution==
{{main list|List of carillons}}
Several institutions register and count carillons worldwide. Some registries specialize in counting specific types of carillons. For example, the War Memorial and Peace Carillons registry counts instruments which serve as [[war memorial]]s or were built in the name of promoting world peace.<ref name=WMPC>{{cite web |title=World map of peace carillons |publisher=Network of War Memorial and Peace Carillons |url=https://www.peacecarillons.org/world-map-of-peace-carillons/ |access-date=2021-02-04 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219035606/https://www.peacecarillons.org/world-map-of-peace-carillons/}}</ref> TowerBells counts carillons played via a baton keyboard as "traditional carillons" and those with computerized or electronic mechanisms as "non-traditional carillons", among other bell instruments. It also publishes maps, technical specifications, and summary statistics.<ref name="TowerBells About">{{cite web |title=More About Carillons and Other Tower Bell Instruments |website=TowerBells.org |url=http://www.towerbells.org/data/Data_Top.html |access-date=2021-02-04 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126034723/http://towerbells.org/data/Data_Top.html}}</ref> As the World Carillon Federation does not consider non-traditional carillons to be carillons, it counts only those which are played via a baton keyboard and without computerized or electronic mechanisms.<ref name="WCF carillon list">{{cite web |title=Carillons |publisher=World Carillon Federation |url=http://www.carillon.org/eng/fs_carillon.htm |access-date=2021-01-30 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111190849/https://www.carillon.org/eng/fs_carillon.htm }}</ref>{{sfn|"Organization." World Carillon Federation}}

According to TowerBells and the World Carillon Federation, there are [[List of carillons|about 700 existing traditional carillons]]. At least three can be found on every continent except Antarctica; however, of the countries in which traditional carillons can be found, only six have more than 20.{{sfn|"Indexes to Traditional Carillons Around the World." ''TowerBells.org''}}<ref name="WCF carillon list"/> The "great carillon" countries{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|p=309}}—the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States—account for two-thirds of the world total. Over 90 percent are in either Western Europe (mainly the Low Countries) or North America. In North America, about 80 percent of carillons are owned by religious or educational institutions,<ref name="TowerBells NA Owner Type">{{cite web |title=North American traditional carillons by type of institution |website=TowerBells.org |url=http://www.towerbells.org/data/IXNATRinstype.html |access-date=2021-04-28 |url-status=live |archive-date=2020-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903024555/http://www.towerbells.org/data/IXNATRinstype.html}}</ref> while in Europe, nearly all carillons are municipally owned.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Roy |title=From the President's Corner |magazine=Carillon News |issue=105 |date=April 2021 |page=3 |publisher=[[The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America]] |url=https://www.gcna.org/resources/Documents/Carillon-News-2021-04.pdf |access-date=2021-05-05 |url-status=live |archive-date=2021-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505144025/https://www.gcna.org/resources/Documents/Carillon-News-2021-04.pdf}}</ref> Almost all extant traditional carillons were constructed in the last 100 years; only some 50 historical carillons from the 18th century or earlier still exist.{{sfn|Rombouts|2014|p=310}} According to TowerBells, there are another 483 non-traditional carillons, which are located mainly in the United States and Western Europe.{{sfn|"Indexes to Non-traditional Carillons Around the World." ''TowerBells.org''}}

[[File:National Carillon, Canberra ACT.jpg|thumb|alt=A large white brick tower standing by a lake|The [[National Carillon]], a 57-bell carillon in [[Canberra]], Australia]]
[[File:Netherlands carillon.jpg|thumb|alt=A rectangular tower made of steel beams and panels|The [[Netherlands Carillon]], a 53-bell carillon in [[Arlington County, Virginia]], US]]
[[File:Parlement d'Ottawa.jpg|thumb|alt=A tall, stone brick tower with a large clock|The [[Peace Tower]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada, home to a 53-bell carillon]]
[[File:150607 Carillon Berlin Tiergarten.jpg|thumb|alt=A brown, square tower|The [[Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten]], a 68-bell carillon in [[Berlin]], Germany]]

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: right; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
|+ {{sronly|List of carillons by country}}
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Country
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Traditional carillons
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Non-traditional<br />carillons per {{abbr|TB|TowerBells.org}}{{sfn|"Indexes to Non-traditional Carillons Around the World." ''TowerBells.org''}}
|-
! scope="col" | Per {{abbr|WCF|World Carillon Federation}}<ref name="WCF carillon list"/>
! scope="col" | Per {{abbr|TB|TowerBells.org}}{{sfn|"Indexes to Traditional Carillons Around the World." ''TowerBells.org''}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Algeria]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Argentina]]
| 0
| 0
| 5
|-
! scope="row" | [[Australia]] ([[List of carillons in Australia|list]])
| 3
| 3
| 3
|-
! scope="row" | [[Austria]]
| 2
| 2
| 5
|-
! scope="row" | [[Belgium]] ([[List of carillons in Belgium|list]])
| 93
| 97
| 24
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bermuda]] (''[[British Overseas Territories|UK]]'')
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Brazil]]
| 2
| 3
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Canada]]
| 11
| 11
| 7
|-
! scope="row" | [[Canary Islands]] (''[[Spain]]'')
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Chile]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[China]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Cuba]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Curaçao]] (''[[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]]''){{NoteTag|TowerBells still uses the former name ''[[Netherlands Antilles]]'' to tally instruments in this country.}}
| 1
| 1
| 3
|-
! scope="row" | [[Czech Republic]]
| 0
| 2
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[DR Congo]]{{NoteTag|TowerBells still uses the former name ''[[Zaire]]'' to tally instruments in this country.}}
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Denmark]]
| 28
| 29
| 20
|-
! scope="row" | [[Dominican Republic]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Egypt]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[El Salvador]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[England]] (''[[Countries of the United Kingdom|UK]]''; [[List of carillons in England|list]])
| 8
| 9
| 8
|-
! scope="row" | [[Estonia]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Finland]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[France]]
| 72
| 61
| 19
|-
! scope="row" | [[Germany]] ([[List of carillons in Germany|list]])
| 48
| 48
| 113
|-
! scope="row" | [[Greece]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Greenland]] (''[[Danish Realm|Denmark]]'')
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Guatemala]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Honduras]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hong Kong]] (''[[China]]'')
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hungary]]
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Iceland]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] ([[List of carillons in the Republic of Ireland|list]])
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Israel]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Italy]]
| 0
| 0
| 4
|-
! scope="row" | [[Japan]]
| 3
| 3
| 5
|-
! scope="row" | [[Liberia]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Lithuania]]
| 3
| 2
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Luxembourg]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Mexico]]
| 3
| 2
| 7
|-
! scope="row" | [[Mozambique]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Netherlands]]
| 184
| 191
| 63
|-
! scope="row" | [[New Zealand]] ([[List of carillons in New Zealand|list]])
| 1
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nicaragua]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Northern Ireland]] (''[[Countries of the United Kingdom|UK]]''; [[List of carillons in Northern Ireland|list]])
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Norway]]
| 12
| 11
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Peru]]
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Philippines]]
| 1
| 1
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Poland]]
| 2
| 3
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Portugal]]
| 3
| 6
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Puerto Rico]] (''[[Territories of the United States|US]]'')
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | [[Réunion]] (''[[Overseas France|France]]'')
| 1
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Russia]]
| 2
| 3
| 4
|-
! scope="row" | [[Scotland]] (''[[Countries of the United Kingdom|UK]]''; [[List of carillons in Scotland|list]])
| 5
| 5
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Serbia]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Singapore]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[South Africa]]
| 1
| 3
| 3
|-
! scope="row" | [[South Korea]]
| 1
| 1
| 3
|-
! scope="row" | [[Spain]]
| 4
| 5
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Suriname]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Sweden]]
| 14
| 15
| 13
|-
! scope="row" | [[Switzerland]]
| 5
| 6
| 7
|-
! scope="row" | [[Ukraine]]
| 1
| 6
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[United States]] ([[List of carillons in the United States|list]])
| 171
| 175
| 145
|-
! scope="row" | [[Uruguay]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | [[Venezuela]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-
! scope="row" | [[Zimbabwe]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|- style="background: #eaecf0;" class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" | '''World'''
| '''689'''
| '''721'''
| '''500'''
|}