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As an important type of world heritage sites, cultural landscape has always been an important research subject. In order to explore the spatial distribution and evolution mode of cultural landscape all over the world, the paper systematically elaborated the historical context of cultural landscape. The distribution characteristics were analyzed by statistical methods, and the connotation and evolution law represented by cultural landscape in different regions were expounded. The word frequency of regional heritage criteria was analyzed, and the local characteristics of each case were discussed. The research shows that the spatial distribution of global cultural landscape is unbalanced, mainly concentrated in Europe, and the spatial distribution characteristics are closely related to geographical environment, social history, economic development level and many other factors. In terms of inscribed criteria for world heritage sites, most cultural landscapes are mainly based on cultural criteria, but also involve natural criteria. The recognition and protection of cultural landscapes that simultaneously meet multiple criteria will become the focus in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]